This is an excellent example of a unique 19th Century style French ring gun. The German silver ring band has a light floral type engraving and is marked "LE PETIT PROTECTOR". This ring gun features a small hand rotated 6-shot pinfire cartridge cylinder that must be removed for loading/unloading. The pins of the cartridges are struck by the base of the hammer. The flip top jewelry style case has a "LE PETIT/PROTECTOR" marked silver oval on top of the lid and the inside of the lid has a "Me Foner" label stamped on the silk. Comes with a screwdriver.