(A) DELUXE ETCHED MANUFRANCE LE GAULOIS NO. 3 "SQUEEZER" PALM PISTOL.

This highly attractive palm pistol was manufactured by Manufacture Francaise de Armes et Cycles de St. Etienne beginning around 1893 as a luxury self-defense pistol. This No. 3 grade pistol is finished in blue and features nearly full coverage lavish foliate etching. Barrel rib has the Manufrance logo and "GAULOIS" name, along with a small mushroom bead sight. The palm pad is smooth ivory. CONDITION: Good. Retains the majority of its period reapplied blue with some thinning and spotting. Ivory pad has a few small splits which appear stable and a very small sliver of loss at the top. Heavily frosted bore with traces of rifling. Mechanics are soft.

Name

Value

Barrel Length

2 - 1/4"

Caliber/Bore

8mm CF

FFL Status

Antique

Manufacturer

Manufrance

Model

No. 3