DEVISME Jean-Louis François
Devisme
with "gold" decoration model 1859 with break and central percussion.
Caliber 9 mm
Incrustation of fine gold
Devisme Jean-Louis François
Revolver Devisme 1859 calibre 11 mm with central percussion.
This alternative is with "light" barrel and grooved cylinder.
In spite of its imposing size (length 310 mm, gun 150 mm); this revolver is rather light (890g).
With Perrin, it is one of the first revolvers with central percussion and shoots a cartridge similar to thick pad.
The thickness of the walls of the cylinder lets think that the power of the ammunition was to be very low.
The weapon is with 6 shots and simple action.
The lever in front of the barrel swivels to 90° and releases the tenon with the back of the axis of the cylinder of the mortise located in the shield. The unit barrel cylinder can swivel downwards.
The lever of opening equipped with teeth gears on the support of rod and places this one in front of a room for the ejection of the case.
The cylinder is slowed down by a leaf spring which maintains it in place at the time of the percussion!!
There is a mark on the barrel: “Devisme à Paris” and figures, one find on the carcass “C”, under plates “MV” and can be “MN” or “MR”? , but not of Belgian punch.
This type of revolver was used during the American Civil War and War of 1870.
Jacques
