SOLD VERY CHOICE, ANTIQUE Mle 1873 FRENCH ORDNANCE REVOLVER, ALL MATCHING & VERY SHARP!
$1,350.00
Out of stock
IN ANTIQUE FINE CONDITION, WITH A MINT BORE, WE HAVE A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THE MODEL 1873 FRENCH ORDNANCE REVOLVER. THE PISTOL IS COMPLETELY MATCHING AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY IN 1881.
THESE PISTOLS HAVE HAD A LONG DISTINGUISHED HISTORY. THEY WERE USED HEAVILY IN WWI IN THE FRONT LINE AND WERE IN USE BY THE FRENCH POLICE AS LATE AS THE 1950’S. DURING WW2 THEY WERE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON WEAPONS USED BY THE FRENCH RESISTANCE. THEY HAVE SHOWN UP IN SOME RECENT MOVIES AS WELL SUCH AS THE MUMMY AND DEFIANCE.
THIS PISTOL WAS FINISHED IN THE WHITE AND HAD A NICE PATINA WHICH HAS NOT BEEN BUFFED OFF. THE BORE IS EXCELLENT AND IF YOU WISHED YOU COULD STILL SHOOT THIS, AS THEY ARE SOLID AS A ROCK. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ONE OF THESE VERY STURDY FRENCH REVOLVERS I DO NOT THINK YOU WILL FIND A NICER SPECIMEN. THIS IS A PRE-1898 ANTIQUE FIREARM AND NO PAPERWORK IS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE; IT COULD BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO YOU.
