LeMat revolvers are most famously associated with the Confederacy during the Civil War as percussion revolvers, but they remained in production well-after the war ended. Centerfire LeMat revolvers were manufactured from the late 1860s until the early 1880s. The odd cylinder flute pattern can be seen in patent drawings for the centerfire LeMat revolvers pictured on various pages of "LeMat: The Man, The Gun" by Forgett and Serpette. The maker is unidentified other than that they are Parisian/French (see page 187 of the book). The barrel has "Colonel Le Mat Bte Paris" in Gothic script followed by the reversed "E" conjoined "EP" Parisian proof mark. The only other markings are the matching serial number marked on both barrels, the recoil shield, loading gates, face of the nine-shot cylinder, right side of the frame, and underside of the grips. It features a high blade front sight, groove in the frame above the hammer for a rear sight, central hammer selector switch, loading gates for each barrel, and smooth European walnut grips. It weighs in at a hefty 3 lbs. 3 oz. unloaded. The calibers are 12 mm for the cylinder and 15 mm for the shot barrel.

Very fine with 60% plus original blue finish, mostly bright hammer and shot loading gate, mostly smooth gray and brown patina on the balance, some slight oxidation, minor marks and scratches, and crisp markings. The grips are fine with moderate wear including scratches and small dents. Mechanically fine. This is a very attractive example of the rarely found LeMat centerfire revolvers.