Bidspirit auction | Officer's Revolver Fagnus-Maquaire with Holster

Officer's Revolver Fagnus-Maquaire with Holster - SN 2036, caliber cca 11 mm (.45), octagonal rifled barrel of 140 mm with sharp grooves, stamped and marked on the left side ”Acier fondu”. Six shot cylinder is stamped with Etienne proof. SA/DA. System is accessible by the left where a plate of covering maintained in place by a key, swivels on an axis once the operated key. All the interior parts are numbered. The plates-grips are finely chequered. France circa 1880, overall length cca. 26 cm. Together with holster. Revolver FAGNUS is often and incorrectly called ”MAQUAIRE” of the name of a Director of the deposit of PARIS which represented the interests of house A. FAGNUS & Co, Rue Jonruelle, 19-21. This weapon was adopted in cal. 450 by the Danish officers in 1880 and seems to be inspired by model 1873 French military revolver. Condition 1-