Ref.nummer: 1-900
Prijs BTW in: RESERVED
LEMAT FIRST MODEL 1856 TRANSITIONAL TWO-BARREL REVOLVER
#736. Caliber 42 percussion, 9 shot round cylinder with 6 6/8" barrel, and a 63 caliber (20 gauge for buckshot) 5” barrel. Made by C. Girard in Paris, France from 1861. About 500 transitional revolvers were made and fall between serial numbers 450 and 950. The hammer has a pivoting striker that facilitates firing either the upper or lower barrel. A pivoted loading lever is attached to the left side of the frame and secured along the side of the upper barrel. The grip has an integral flared buttcap with lanyard ring and is fitted with two-piece, fine checkered, European walnut stocks. Top of the barrel is inscribed with the second style Paris marking: "Col. Lemat Bte s.g.d.g. Paris". The right side of the barrel is marked with the LeMat trademark of a five-pointed star above the block letters "LM". The serial number is stamped on the right side of the barrel behind the trademark, on the "engraved" cylinder plus two correct digits on lever. All of the visible serial numbers match. All inspector marks also present and correct. Mechanically perfect. The bore is in excellent condition, so are the cylinder chambers and the shotgun bore! The LeMat was popularly known as the "grapeshot revolver" because of the 20 gauge shot barrel. About 2,900 LeMat revolvers were manufactured between 1856 and 1865, of which 2000 were second models. LeMat revolvers are rare and are very desirable Civil War era revolvers. About 1500 LeMat revolvers were purchased by the Confederate government during the Civil War. LeMat revolvers were carried by prominent Confederate officers such as General J.E.B. Stuart and General P.G.T. Beauregard. The LeMat two-barrel revolver is the most distinctive of all Confederate associated firearms. This revolver was made in 1862. An essentially all original and complete example of a scarce and desirable gun. Fine condition!! We have never had a better one!
