The Chicago Firearms Company produced these palm pistols in the 1890s. They were designed and first manufactured by Jacques Turbiaux in 1882 in France and were produced for a brief period by the Minneapolis Firearms Company before the rights were sold to Peter Finnegan of the Chicago Firearms Company. This example has a band of floral engraving on the barrel and additional engraving designs around the outside of the frame on the right side which is also marked "THE PROTECTOR PAT.MCH.6.83.AUG.29.93" in a circle inside the side plate. The left side plate is checkered around the border with "CHICAGO FIRE ARMS CO. CHICAGO, ILL" in a circle at the center. The left side plate twists off to reveal the magazine which is numbered to match the side plate and frame. The pistol has mother of pearl side panels, and the rear "grip" is checkered hard rubber.

Very fine. The pistol retains 95% plus of the original nickel plating with some light scratches and light spotting. The attractive pearl panels are very fine with some slight scaling and otherwise attractive iridescent colors. The action needs some attention. The markings and designs are crisp.