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Lot 2304: First Model LeMat "Grape Shot" Percussion Revolver

Desirable First Model LeMat "Grape Shot" Percussion Revolver

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: February 17, 2024

Lot 2304: First Model LeMat "Grape Shot" Percussion Revolver

Desirable First Model LeMat "Grape Shot" Percussion Revolver

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: February 17, 2024

Estimated Price: $5,000 - $8,000
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Desirable First Model LeMat "Grape Shot" Percussion Revolver

Manufacturer: Le Mat
Model: Percussion
Type: Revolver
Gauge: 42 cal/ 16 ga
Barrel: 7 inch part octagon
Finish: blue
Grip: walnut
Stock:
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Serial Number:
Class: Antique
Bore Condition: Very Dark - Heavy pitting throughout
Description:

The LeMat is one of the most distinctive and famous of all 19th century revolvers thanks to an unusual central smoothbore "grape shot" barrel combined with its use by well-known Confederate military officers, including P. G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, and J. E. B. Stuart. They were designed by Jean Alexandre LeMat of New Orleans, with an estimated 2,900 mainly manufactured in Liege, Belgium and Paris, France, with a very small amount surviving today. It features a with a selector on the tip of the hammer for switching between the cylinder/rifled upper barrel and shot barrel. Very faint remnants of Paris markings on top of the barrel, numbered "951" on various components with "380" also marked on some components. Provenance: The Phillip Otto Clark Collection

Rating Definition:

Good with heavy cleaning, pitting, some obliterated markings, cracked left grip, and moderate overall wear. Mechanically fair, cylinder occasionally does not rotate when cocking the hammer.



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