Guns International #: 103215217
Seller's Inventory #: 250801

Category - Antique Pistols - Cartridge - Handguns - German Pistols

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Antique Pistols - Cartridge
Handguns - German Pistols

BERLIN GERMANY Antique BARELLA Double Barrel PINFIRE Side x Side Pistol .44 Elegant Royal Gunmaker to the Likes of Wilhelm I

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BERLIN GERMANY Antique BARELLA Double Barrel PINFIRE Side x Side Pistol .44

Elegant Royal Gunmaker to the Likes of Wilhelm I

Here we present an antique Side by Side Pinfire Pistol by Heinrich Barella, made in Berlin, Germany circa the 1870s. This is a very classy weapon with highly polished, lustrous blue finished barrels and trigger guard and case colored locks and frame. Trimmed in gold borders. Carved stock. This pistol has barrels that tip down for loading the pinfire cartridges at the breech with an underlever, just like shotguns of this style and vintage. The trigger guard has a very elegant monogram of initials, no doubt of the wealthy patron who owned and used this piece.

Heinrich Barella (b.1819 in Soest, Westphalia) was a master gunmaker who became gunmaker to royalty in 1860. His grandfather was Milanese and emigrated to Prussia in 1760 and married into a German family, hence the German first name and Italian surname. Heinrich apprenticed at the Royal Foundry in Magdeburg in Saxony and, by 1844, was going into business himself under his own name. He became not only a gunmaker for Prussian or German royalty but also of Russian Czar Alexander II. He appears to have specialized in single- and double-barreled rifles, shotguns, and pistols.

In 1835, notable gun maker and inventor Casimir Lefaucheux patented one of the first self-contained firearms cartridges. This very early design included a case with ball, powder and primer, but what made it different from what was to come later in cartridge development was the “firing pin” that projected out of the side of the case. It was this pin that was struck and detonated the primer inside. His son, Eugene, would build on Casimir’s invention, designing a pistol to take advantage of it. The hammer would be flat and smash down on the side of the cylinder, from which the pin of the cartridge would project. This revolver and pistol design would become prolific, especially in Europe throughout the 19th Century, being adopted by militaries, used by civilians and police, and even being sold for use during the American Civil War. Many makers made both licensed and unlicensed copies.

The overall condition is very fine. Original finishes. The actions are excellent. The bores are very well rifled and bright. The stock is solid. The fitted case is in great shape. Comes with two original 11mm pinfire cartridges where possible to ship. This is a fantastic and rare piece. Very ornate and the fit and finish is second to none. Certainly a sidearm for a gentleman.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrels are 5 inches.

Caliber: 11mm Pinfire (.44 caliber)

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$5200

#250801
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $5,200.00
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