"LeMAT GRAPESHOT REVOLVER. SN 1581. Cal. 10.6 mm/16 ga. Usual configuration with 7" oct rifled bbl & 6-3/4" smoothbore bbl/cylinder pivot. It has rammer mounted on left side with bbl engraved in script "Col Le Mat Bte s.g.d.g. Paris". It has usual 9-shot cylinder with an articulated hammer nose by means of a central thumb lever. Mounted with 2-pc checkered walnut grips and has an integral lanyard loop in butt. These revolvers were a favorite of the Confederate Cavalry and saw extensive service throughout Civil War, especially by Gen. Beauregard who was a personal friend of Le Mat. CONDITION: Fine plus, all matching except grips which numbers could not be determined. Oct bbl retains 35-40% orig blue mixed with brown patina. Smoothbore bbl & cylinder retain a mottled dark brown patina. Frame retains 15-20% strong orig blue on bottom & top of frames and recoil shield. Grip frame, trigger guard & sides of frame are a dark smooth brown patina. Rifled bore bosses are stuck to smoothbore and will not unscrew although the smoothbore will unscrew from frame. Grips show moderate wear with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, rifled bore is strong with moderate to heavy pitting; smoothbore is clean with fine pitting. 4-32955 JR336 (20,000-30,000)"
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