Manufactured in circa 1870 and possibly made in Belgium, this umbrella is constructed with a bamboo shaft and silver hardware with an iron tip . The rib ring that is used to open the umbrella is marked with the number "17", "G.D.G." a sphinx and "BREVETE". The handle is horn and is rotated slightly to the left to remove the pepperbox dagger. The only markings on the pepperbox-dirk are a very small number "94" on the cylinder and the number "12" on the left side of the trigger. The dirk blade is a quadrangular spike type measuring 4 1/2" in length and the pepperbox is a six round 22 caliber rimfire. The pepperbox can be fired double action only. There is a loading gate mounted on the right side of the frame which rotates for loading and the trigger folds up into the bottom of the frame. The pepperbox and dirk measure 7 5/8" in length. Overall length is approximately 35 5/16". The umbrella is black fabric. Refer to Blades and Barrels by Gordon Frost (page 224) and Curiosa by Lewis Winant (page 154) for more information on similar weapons.

Fine. The umbrella has a couple of small holes and some minor wear on the rib ends. There are a couple minor age cracks in the handle end of the shaft and the handle has a couple of moderate cracks and light handling marks. Mechanically fine.