Similar belgian lemat centerfire carbines are illustrated and described on pages 127 and 130 of lemat the man the gun by forgett and serpette.
Belgian le mat.
Appears to be 11 mm may be 12 mm rifled bbl about 20 ga.
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.
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The belgian army had no revolver before 1878.
Le mat in french manufacturing percussion 1861 1863.
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.
Similar belgian lemat centerfire carbines are illustrated and described on pages 127 and 130 of lemat the man the gun by forgett and serpette.
Belgian marked lemat model of 1869 centerfire rare in the white 6 3 4 9 shot revolver 20g shotgun mfd 1870 s antique.
He is armed with a le mat revolver.
Colonel van der smissen.
About 2 500 revolvers made it.
Captain of mounted troops.
Gunned down outside.
Francis vanverberghe alias the belgian notorious in the bloody battle for control of marseille s french connection drug imports.
This of itself makes the le mat revolver a rare find.
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.
His boots are equipped with mexican spurs.
The swords were two models of 1850 53.
Jacques imbert 79 alias jacky le mat.
Rare belgian pinfire percussion lemat grapeshot revolver.
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.
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