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an old cell phone sitting on top of a white surfacean old black leather purse with a chain hanging from it ' s sidean old suitcase is open on a white surface with a white backgrounda small metal case with a silver object inside of ita metal case that has a wrench inside of itan old wallet with a metal clasp on it
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38 - Rare ‘Frankenau’ system pin-lock revolver-style purse, five-…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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Description
Rare ‘Frankenau’ system pin-lock revolver-style purse, five-shot, 5 mm pin-action, double-action. Nickel-plated brass frame, stamped on the top with ‘Frankenau’s Patent’, with a brown leather side panel, opening on the right-hand side to reveal two gusseted coin compartments. On the left-hand side, when opened, it conceals a pin-action revolver. 17 mm round barrel. Round cylinder. Open frame. Hammer without a crest. Loading door pivoting on the left-hand side. Long, external folding trigger guard. Iron rod in the lid. 10.5 x 7 x H 2.5 cm No. 176 on the frame. A.B.E. Circa 1880. (signs of wear; rear barrel cover). Oscar FRANKENAU, an inventor from Liège, patented this model in August 1877 in the USA, Great Britain and Germany. - Expert: DE GOUVION SAINT-CYR Arnaud
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 2:30 PM
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