Manufactured on a 1871 patent with the lower barrel firing pin centrally mounted in a slot in the hammer with a rear facing lever that flips forward to fire. The top of the barrel is marked "Colonel Le Mat Patent". The face of the cylinder is marked with a "25", oval "e / LG / *" and "crown / backwards P". The serial number is stamped on the right rear of the frame. Manufactured without the front barrel band and has a short ejector rod mounted on the right side of the frame. There is a lanyard ring and swivel stud mounted on the bottom of the frame directly ahead of the trigger guard and the stud is stamped with the number "25". Blade front, frame notch rear sights, swinging loading gate for the cylinder mounted on the recoil shield and hinge loading gate for the lower barrel mounted on the left side of the frame with "RD" in an oval stamped on the backside and "25" on the front face, and mounted with smooth two piece walnut grips.

Good. The metal surfaces have been cleaned bright with a small amount of minor pitting on the rear of the frame, breech end of the barrels and on the cylinder. The grips are good with a small chip on the lower left edge, several minor dents on the bottoms and overall a few scattered minor dents and dings. The markings are clear and crisp. Mechanically excellent.