The Baylè Pistol was a 6 barrel
pistol of French origin introduced in 1879. The barrels were stacked vertically and firing was actuated with a double-action
trigger mechanism firing each round at a time.[1][2][3][4]
References
^Grimes, Charles M. (September 1972). "In Pursuit of a French Wallet Pistol". The Gun Report. Aledo, IL: Bruce Canfield: 42+.
^Meyer, Bernard (December 1989).
"La Mitrailleuse de Poche Bayle". Gazette des Armes (in French) (196). Paris, France: 20–24. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
^Dexter, F. Theodore (1960). Half Century Scrapbook Of Vari-Type Firearms. Photography by Orville Logan Snider. p. 134.
^Dunlap, Jack; Winant, Lewis (1967). American, British and Continental pepperbox firearms. p. 273.