qsy-complains-a-lot:Fassin Ronge pinfire revolverManufactured in Belgium c.1860′s, similar in style
qsy-complains-a-lot:Fassin Ronge pinfire revolverManufactured in Belgium c.1860′s, similar in style to the Perrin Mle1865 revolver.12mm pinfire six-round cylinder, folding trigger, double action.Note how the top strap of the gun’s frame has a hump to accommodate the pins sticking out of the cylinder. Because pinfire cartridges were set off by the hammer striking in their eponymous protruding pin, a number of accommodations had to worked into the designs of the guns using them. -- source link