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Pistol with system type "Rouchouse" with manual...

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Pistol with system type "Rouchouse" with manual rearmament, semi-automatic, 8 shots, calibre 8 mm Round barrel with patina, rifled. Carcass engraved with a Greek frieze. Polished-glazed finish. Struck "I SGDG 20920". Black ebonite stock plates. At each pressure the barrel recoils and takes in a cartridge. Missing the ring of the blade charger. Length: 14 cm B.E. Jacques ROUCHOUSE is a manufacturer with Saint-Etienne about 1890 to 1923. Successor of Félix ESCOFFIER, he obtains four gold medals at the World Fair of Paris in 1889. It deposits a patent of gun with repetition in 1890.