This is an example of a unique 19th century style custom made pinfire ring gun which was subsequently made by unknown parties in the 20th century. These ring pistols are oddities and appeal to collectors purely as conversation pieces. The band of the ring has a light floral type engraving and is marked "LE PETIT GARDIAN". This ring gun features a small hand rotated 5-shot pinfire cartridge cylinder that must be removed for loading/unloading. The pins of the cartridges are struck by the base of the hammer (any pinfire cartridge is obsolete). Includes an unmarked jewelry style case with cartridge block and one pinfire cartridge.