Enjalbert Photo Revolver de Poche

The Enjalbert Photo Revolver de Poche is a 19th-century French detective camera built in the form of a pocket revolver, with the photographic mechanism housed inside the body and shutter release linked to the trigger. It is a collector's curio rather than a working user camera, and surviving examples almost never appear outside specialist auctions.

Because the camera is a mechanical curiosity built around a revolver-style body, inspect for missing or replaced internal parts, damage to the cylinder/magazine mechanism, and any signs of restoration or marriage of parts from other examples. Provenance documentation and original accessories materially affect what the piece is worth, and service or replacement parts are effectively unavailable, so condition must be assessed as found.

Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.