Belgian Le Mat

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Belgian le mat. The carbine has a 10 shot cylinder chambered for 12mm straight case centerfire cartridges with 23 1 4 inch part octagon barrel and matching round shot barrel chambered for a 15 2mm 20 gauge. Gunned down outside. Arrow back return to all sold items arrow back return to sold fine european arms. Le mat in french manufacturing percussion 1861 1863.

The lemat revolver was a 42 or 36 caliber cap ball black powder revolver invented by jean alexandre lemat of new orleans which featured an unusual secondary 20 gauge smooth bore barrel capable of firing buckshot it saw service with the armed forces of the confederate states of america during the american civil war of 1861 65 and the army of the government of national defense during the. The swords were two models of 1850 53. This of itself makes the le mat revolver a rare find. Similar belgian lemat centerfire carbines are illustrated and described on pages 127 and 130 of lemat the man the gun by forgett and serpette.

About 2 500 revolvers made it. Belgian marked lemat model of 1869 centerfire rare in the white 6 3 4 9 shot revolver 20g shotgun mfd 1870 s antique. Rare belgian pinfire percussion lemat grapeshot revolver. Colonel van der smissen.

During the civil war the french and belgian made le mat arms were first shipped to the birmingham small arms factory in britain where they received british proof marks and then were transported by gun runners who tried to thwart the union naval blockade and get the guns to the confederacy. The belgian army had no revolver before 1878. During the civil war the french and belgian made le mat arms were first shipped to the birmingham small arms factory in britain where they received british proof marks and then were transported by gun runners who tried to thwart the union naval blockade and get the guns to the confederacy. Jacques imbert 79 alias jacky le mat.

Captain of mounted troops. 365 votes and 13 comments so far on reddit. One of only about 1 000 of these rare revolvers it has 6 1 4 oct bbl with lemat s tall front sight angled roll mark bbl address colonel a. His boots are equipped with mexican spurs.

Appears to be 11 mm may be 12 mm rifled bbl about 20 ga. Francis vanverberghe alias the belgian notorious in the bloody battle for control of marseille s french connection drug imports.