Second Model LeMat two-barrel revolver was manufactured in Paris, France c. 1864-1865. This revolver has the unique combination of a conventional .42 caliber barrel with percussion nine-shot cylinder and a centrally mounted, smoothbore, .63 caliber "buckshot barrel". The hammer is equipped with a pivoting striker that fires either the percussion nipples on the cylinder or the single nipple of the buckshot barrel. The revolver has the distinctive Parisian Second Model features that include a full octagon revolver barrel, round trigger guard with no spur, loading lever on the left side of the barrel and fixed lanyard ring hole in the frame. The revolver has two-piece, finely checkered, European walnut grips. The top barrel flat is hand-engraved "Col. LeMAT, BTE. S.q.d.g. PARIS" in a rectangular panel with flourishes at either end. The LeMat trademark which consists of the letters "LM" below a five-pointed star is stamped on the right side of the barrel. The right side of the barrel is stamped with the serial number "1337" behind the trademark. The serial number "1337" is also stamped on the right side of the frame below the cylinder, right side of the trigger and the side of the cylinder The partial serial number "37" is stamped on the inside of the loading lever. All of the visible serial numbers match. The LeMat revolver was developed by Dr. Jean LeMat of New Orleans, Louisiana, and patented in 1856. LeMat revolvers were manufactured in Liege, Paris and Birmingham circa 1856-1866; total production is estimated at fewer than 2,900 revolvers. A substantial but unknown number of LeMat revolvers were purchased by the Confederate government during the Civil War. Many senior Confederate officers carried LeMat revolvers. 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 revolver is the most distinctive of all Confederate associated firearms.

About good. The revolver shows wear typical of Confederate Civil War weapons. None of the original finish remains on the barrels, frame or cylinder. The metal surfaces have a mottled, silver-gray patina with minor handling marks and scattered surface discoloration. The percussion nipples on the cylinder and the portion of the frame surrounding the nipple for the buckshot barrel show light-moderate flash pitting. The checkering on the walnut grips shows moderate-heavy handling wear. The hand engraved LeMat marking on the barrel, trademark and the serial numbers are clear. The action functions well. The rare and unique LeMat two-barrel revolver is one of the most desirable of all Confederate Civil War handguns.