Only several hundred of these pistols were manufactured between 1880 and 1888. They are somewhat similar to the more well known Lancaster pistols that were popular with British officers and tiger hunters. The Mitrailleuse (French for grapeshot) were never very popular despite initial interest because the system could accidentally fire a second shot due to the force of the recoil against the firing pins. This example has a blade front sight, fluted four barrel group, extractor, break action with lever above the grip, and is marked "THE BRAENDLIN-ARMOURY/Co LIMD BIRMINGHAM" on the right side of the action and has a "cross-pennant/B/6" stamp on the left side and small Birmingham proofmarks on the barrel group at the breech. "PATENT" is visible on the upper left of the action.