Pinfire LeMat revolver manufactured in Liege, Belgium, between 1863 and 1865. The revolver has an oak case with four compartments lined with green velvet. The revolver has a 6 1/2 inch octagon barrel and nine shot cylinder chambered for the 12 M/M Lefaucheux pinfire cartridge and fluted nine-shot cylinder along with the distinctive LeMat 4 1/2-inch 20 gauge smoothbore "grapeshot" barrel. The percussion grapeshot barrel is fired by a pivoting firing pin on the hammer. An ejector rod is mounted on the right side of the frame with two screws. The revolver has a side-swinging loading gate on the right side of the frame, round trigger guard with no spur and butt with integral lanyard loop. The right side of the barrel is marked "COL A. LEMAT BTE." behind the ejector rod. The encircled Liege "E/LG/*" proof mark is stamped on the front face of the cylinder. "Crown/EL" is stamped on the left side of the barrel, and small "Crown/V" inspection marks are stamped on the left side of both barrels and the frame. The serial number "3214" is stamped on the lower right side of the frame. The left side of the frame is stamped with the number "182225". The barrels and cylinder have a high polish blue finish. The frame and trigger guard are color casehardened, and the hammer has a straw colored finish. The revolver has nicely figured European walnut grips with fine checkering. The case contains: (1) two ebony cleaning rods with brass tips, (2) a 500 count tin of percussion caps embossed "ELEY BROTHERS/LONDON" on the lid, (3) bell-shaped pewter oil bottle stamped "I/1765" on the top, (4) brass double cavity bullet mold for round balls and three-piece segmented slugs, (5) modern bristle cleaning brush and (6) several cast 12 M/M round bass and segmented slugs. A small number of LeMat revolvers were chambered for the 12 M/M Lefaucheux pinfire cartridge adopted by the French military circa 1857.