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pinfire revolvers
revolver à broche, Stiftfeuer-Revolver

Most pinfire arms are inexpensive
made, and the system doesn't work properly - comparable to the U.S. "Saturday
Night Special". The calibers are European metric
Here are some German made pinfire
revolvers listed. It creates the impression that those are common. Fact
is, German made pinfire revolvers are very rare. Always looking for I was lucky
to buy recently a life-time-collection.
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named calibers, and the only correct names are 5mm,
7mm, 9mm, 12mm and very rare 15mm.
Civil War: Federal Purchases of pinfire revolvers:
LEFAUCHEUX marked 12mm revolvers, 11,833 pieces probably in the serial # 25,000 - 37,000.
Additional were bought in Europe from different dealers, no makers and numbers available,
and most today offered to be "Confederate used" are dubious.
A lot of the inexpensive and not marked revolvers were actually made during the 1870's.
Please see Chris Curtis' book "Systeme Lefaucheux"
+ William Albaugh's book "Confederate Handguns"
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DELAXHE, DOLNE and DUMONTIER, please see "blades and barrels"
FRANKENAU, please see there
JAVELLE, please see "sold"
30-shot pin fire revolver made in France, no serial #, maker's
name or proof stamps, cal. 7mm. 6" over and under barrels with dovetail front
sight. The cylinder depicts 20 cartridge bores in the
outer and 10 bores in the inner circle. Pulling the hammer it turns the cylinder only 12
degrees hitting either a cartridge in the inner or outer ring. Double action
only, folding trigger, lanyard ring. The revolver is in fine working order, the
condition shows the expected wear. It is the first 30-shot revolver in my
possession. Made during the 1860's.
NRA very good condition
$7,750.
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LF
= Lefaucheux made revolver, serial # 63026, cal. 7mm pinfire, 3½" barrel with typical high front sight, frame an cylinder deeply engraved, iron parts as fashionable during the time kept in the white, strongly engraved ebony grips, not very common a protection ring over the out of the cylinder looking and sensitive firing pins.
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C. R.
KIRSCHBAUM
SOLINGEN

serial # 815, cal. 9mm pinfire. 6¼" round barrel with high front sight, on the right sight of lug maker's inscription. six-hot-cylinder, frame with nice vine engraving, folding trigger, plain walnut grips. lanyard ring. The barrel with traces of bluing and minor pitting. One of the very few German pinfire revolvers, and very rare $1,375.
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French pinfire revolver, a very rare 12-shot 9mm, completely unmarked to avoid paying royalties to Lefaucheux, with almost 100% nickel plating remaining, crisp checkered grips, and something very rare: in good working order. An exceptional revolver $2,750.
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dimensions 5⅝ * 2⅝"
cigar case with 4 cigars and a very small 5mm pinfire revolver according to the distinctive and decorative gold-wire engraving made by Arendt in Liège, bright blue with ivory grips, showing some use, but generally in very fine condition $2,350.
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E. LEFAUCHEUX
Støckel: "Eugène Louis Lefaucheux ,
Paris 1850 - 1870
constructed 1854 the after him called Lefaucheux revolver."
Army sized 12mm pinfire revolver
on left side of frame # 22
bright blue with silver inlaid leaves
on frame and cylinder,
deeply engraved ebony grips,
lanyard ring.
The revolver shows minor wear,
but generally in excellent condition.
Extremely decorative! $2,750.
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V.C.S. = Valentin Christoph Schilling, Suhl, made pinfire revolver
with for Germany preferred closed frame (actually it is a two-part frame closed
were the decoration covers the seam, often encountered with Suhl revolver, see
also makers S) serial # 2315, cal. 9mm, 5" octagonal
barrel with fixed sights, under the barrel maker's initials and the S as proof
stamp for Suhl, double action with minor disturbance, checkered walnut grips,
lanyard ring.
Well made revolver in fine condition.
$1,200.
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Spangenberg & Sauer á Suhl, made pinfire revolver. This with a lever on the right side. After pushing it down one can pull away the barrel and cylinder. Serial # 82, cal. 9mm, 5½" octagonal barrel with maker's inscription, folding trigger, plain varnished grips, lanyard ring. Rare, interesting system revolver in fine condition. $1,200.
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H. Riffelmann, Solingen and Solingen proofed 6-shot-pinfire
revolver, serial # 1836, cal. 9mm, 5¾" barrel with
fixed sight, on the lug Solingen proof and caliber name 9mm, additional Sme
Lefaucheux, kept in the white, plain walnut grips, lanyard ring.
Fine condition.
$975.
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the following revolvers are sold.


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C. R. Kirschbaum, Solingen, serial # 5410, cal. 9mm, double-action revolver, 6" round barrel with maker's name in lug. Six-shot cylinder with proof stamp. Frame slightly engraved, folding trigger, plain walnut grips, lanyard ring. Fine - excellent condition.
Solingen is famous for its blades and there is an excellent blade-museum, worth visiting.
Klingen-Museum.
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exceptional condition Lefaucheux
marked revolver,
serial # 49387,
cal. 7mm
pinfire,
5⅛" round barrel with fixed sight,
on lug
E. LEFAUCHEUX
INV. BREVETÉ
and on the other side J. T.
the serial # is on the left side of the frame.
Circa 90% bright bluing remaining,
cylinder, frame and straps are engraved,
the frame kept in the white,
crisp checkered grips.
The revolver is in excellent condition.
Very rare is to find a revolver in a case.
It comes in a case, interestingly with
a percussion period powder flask
and
bullet mold,
that is
J. T. marked like the revolver,
3 empty reloadable pinfire-shells,
oil can and round wooden box,
additional bullet rod.
The rare and complete set is in excellent + condition.
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L. Haser in Bad Schwalbach, cal. 7mm, double-action revolver. Octagonal 4"
barrel with silver inlaid
L. HASER IN BAD SCHWALBACH, on bridge over cylinder
gold inlaid initials AH surrounded by leaves. Frame and cylinder with silver
lining. ivory grip with minor damage. Some original finish remaining, rare
maker, fine condition.
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Riffelmann, Solingen made and Solingen proofed 12-shot-pinfire revolver, serial # 26607, 12mm, 6" barrel with probirt stamp and caliber name "12mm", double action with folding trigger, cylinder and frame slightly engraved, checkered walnut grips, about 90% original finish remaining. Not often found German made 12-shot revolvers, in fine condition.
probirt is the old writing which changed around 1900 in probiert = proofed
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H. Riffelmann, Solingen made and in Solingen proofed 12-shot-pinfire
revolver, serial # 9964,
5¾" barrel with fixed sight,
on lug proof stamp with caliber 9mm, additional "Sme Lefaucheux" (= systeme)
double action with folding trigger, frame and cylinder slightly engraved,
checkered walnut grips. Rare revolver with a few minor rust scares, very good
condition.
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12-shot-revolver, serial # 16640, cal. 7mm, 4¾" round barrel with fixed
sight, on the lug Solingen proof stamp "Probirt R" = proofed
Riffelmann, 7mm and SME LEFAUCHEUX,
frame and cylinder vine engraving, some original bluing left, checkered grips
with lanyard ring. The revolver is probably
made by H. Riffelmann. Fine
condition