Offered here is an exceptional example of a highly desirable Second Model LeMat "Grapeshot" revolver, manufactured c. 1864-1865. LeMat revolvers in their various forms were manufactured in Liege, Paris, and Birmingham between 1856-1865 with total production estimated at fewer than 2,900 revolvers, according to "Flayderman's Guide" (9th Edition, pages 643-644). This LeMat revolver has the combination of a full octagon .42 caliber revolver barrel and percussion nine-shot cylinder, a second centrally mounted smoothbore .65 caliber/18 gauge "grapeshot" or "buckshot" barrel, and a pivoting hammer nose with central change lever on the hammer spur. The LeMat revolver was developed by Dr. Jean LeMat of New Orleans, Louisiana, and patented in 1856. Approximately 1,500 LeMat revolvers are believed to have been purchased by the Confederate government during the Civil War, with many senior Confederate officers known to have carried them. However, the LeMat revolver is most closely associated with the famed Confederate cavalryman General J.E.B. Stuart who carried a LeMat revolver when he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia in 1864. The LeMat two-barrel "Grapeshot" revolver is the most distinctive of all the Confederate associated firearms. This revolver has the distinctive Second Model features including the rounded trigger guard with no spur, octagon barrel, loading lever on the left side, pull-out assembly latch, and integral lanyard ring hole in the butt of the frame. Birmingham proof marks are stamped on the upper left barrel flat and on the cylinder between each chamber. The underside of the "grapeshot" barrel is stamped with "18" flanked by two Birmingham proof marks. These markings are described on page 84 of "The Confederate LeMat Revolver" by Adams, in which the author states, "The '18' refers to the gauge of the shot barrel. This notation was present on London guns only." The top of the barrel on this LeMat has no markings, nor does it appear to have ever had any, and the revolver does not have any visible serial number markings. It has a high polish blue finish on the frame, barrels, and trigger guard. The cylinder and hammer are color casehardened. Fitted with finely checkered two-piece walnut grips. The nine shot cylinder, 18 gauge "grapeshot" barrel and association with Confederate cavalryman General J.E.B. Stuart combined make the LeMat revolver one of the most widely recognized and desirable Civil War era handguns.