DEVISME in PARIS Rifle with side-by-side barrel and pinfire cartridge, Lefaucheux-type locking system with the arms of Emperor Napoleon III. Rifled barrel, mirror-polished finish. Hook assembly, tobacco-colored bronze finish. Handle in walnut, diamond-point checkering. Skeletonized removable stock, sheathed in black leather. Perfectly functioning mechanism. Marking on the upper barrel band "Devisme, 36 Boulevart des Italiens à Paris". On the trigger guard, there is a gold wire inlay with the emperor's monogram "N" under a crown, surrounded by foliage and acanthus leaves. All the iron parts are chased with ornamental engravings. AN 1858 marking on the rocker tables. Barrel length: 33.5 cm. Overall length: 49 cm. The arms manufacturer Devisme Louis-François (1806-1873) registered numerous patents during the Second Empire, and was Napoleon III's arms manufacturer.