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Learn MoreDumonthier Gun Cane
- This rare Dumonthier gun cane is sophisticated and deceptively lethal
- The design has a concealed trigger in its handle, while a chamber is hidden in the shaft for loading
- Finished with a handsome horn handle
- Circa 19th century
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Considered to be the most complex of the weapon canes, gun canes began to appear as early as the 16th century. The earliest were wheel-lock pistols installed in ducal sword canes. Flintlock and wheel-lock pistols had to be. . .
Considered to be the most complex of the weapon canes, gun canes began to appear as early as the 16th century. The earliest were wheel-lock pistols installed in ducal sword canes. Flintlock and wheel-lock pistols had to be removed from the shaft of the cane before being fired. Soon, gun canes such as this that used the entire length of the shaft as a barrel began to appear in the early 19th century.
19th century
34" length
Period: | 19th Century |
Type: | Weapon Canes |
Depth: | 1.0 in. (2.54 cm) |
Width: | 4.5 in. (11.43 cm) |
Height: | 34.0 in. (86.36 cm) |
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