A scarce 5.5mm Beatus Berenger patent breech loading gallery pistol, rifled and sighted octagonal

A scarce 5.5mm Beatus Berenger patent breech loading gallery pistol, rifled and sighted octagonal barrel 7 in., acanthus engraved action and furniture, 'fulminate propulsion' system with action lever extending under the fore end and acting to rotate the chamber on a vertical axis giving access to a 'breech cap' anvil at one end and admitting a ball at the other, cocking lever in place of a hammer, spurred trigger guard, fluted grip, stepped grip cap with prominent finial; offered with a quantity of research. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.