LeMat revolver

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Name (Latin)
LeMat revolver
See Also From tracing topical name
Revolvers
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1787000
Library of congress: sh 88005727
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Sword, W. Firepower from abroad, c1986.
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Wikipedia description:

The LeMat revolver was a .42 or .36 caliber cap & ball black powder revolver invented by Jean Alexandre LeMat of France, which featured an unusual secondary 16 to 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 1861–1865 and the Army of the Government of National Defense during the Franco-Prussian War.

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