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Old 26th August 2009, 05:15 PM   #5
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by TVV
Jim,

Here is a quick snapshot of the sidearm featured in the Auctions Imperial catalogue. The provenance is Charles Buttin's own collection.

Best regards,
Teodor

Thank you so much Teodor for posting this!! It is absolutely breathtaking to see this incredibly rare weapon, and indeed it is one of the actual examples in the Buttin catalog.
What a perfect addition to this thread, and my congratulations to whoever acquired this piece!

All best regards,
Jim
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