Lefaucheux Revolver Serial Numbers
View of the opened hinged gate, with a cartridge partially ejected The revolver was a six-shot open-framed design, which was loaded via a hinged gate on the right side of the frame, through which empty cartridges were also ejected via an running along the barrel. Variants. The Danish military fielded the in 11.45mm center fire. Archaeology A western style pistol along with bullets and other related items were recovered in the Japanese artificial island of, a settlement in Japan.
They were found outside the wall of the Kapitan’s quarters. The Kapitan/Captain is the Director of. 'The pistol is 31 cm in overall length with a caliber of 1.3 cm, a revolver of the type invented in the mid 19th century by the Frenchman Lefaucheux.' References.
Rare Dug LeFaucheux Revolver – We have had numerous excavated weapons, but we have never encountered a dug LeFaucheux. This weapon was excavated in the Richmond area, in the 1980s and was part of Rector (of the Civil War era Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Richmond) Frederick Goodwin’s relic collection. The weapon remains in fine, excavated condition, with little rust or oxidation flaking.
The Lefaucheux M1858 was a French military revolver, chambered for the 12mm cartridge, based on a design. It was the first metallic-cartridge revolver adopted by a national government. It was first utilized, in 1858, by the French Navy, and though never issued by the French Army, it was used in limited numbers, by the French Cavalry, during their 1862 deployment to.
Models were also purchased by, and. Along with those countries, both the Confederate and Federal forces also used them during the Civil War. The Union army purchased around 13,000 model 1854 Lefaucheux pinfire revolvers from France and Belgium.
167 of these revolvers have their serial numbers recorded and were issued to Co. D, 2nd Kansas Calvary and Co. B, 9th Missouri Calvary. Three American companies made pinfire cartridges for Civil War use -Christian Sharps & Co, C. Leet, and Allen & Wheelock. The Union bought at least 200,000 pinfire cartridges from France.
Antique Pistols - Cartridge. Very attractive large frame Arendt/Lefaucheux revolver! Serial# 41XX. The revolver has matching serial numbers. Lefaucheux 9mm pin-fire revolver, serial # 225726. And is signed E. Lefaucheux a Paris on top, the serial number and a swivel ejector rod on the front of the.
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Extant, identified images exist showing Union soldiers wielding Lefaucheux pinfire revolvers from 5th Kansas Volunteer Calvary, Company E; 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry; 2nd Kansas Calvary, Company A; 1st NY Light Artillery, Battery D; and many other non-identified units. Confederate Soldiers also used Lefaucheux revolvers. There were official Confederate purchases of these revolvers, as well. Selma Arsenal reloaded pinfire cartridges and issued a pouch to collect the spent casings to some soldiers.
Selma Arsenal, at one point during the war, had some 52,800 pinfire cartridges on hand.
Lefaucheux Pinfire Revolver. The French-made.44 caliber Lefaucheux had metallic cartridges that fired when punctured by pins driven by the. Serial number 68400.