"The pistol is 31 cm in overall length with a caliber of 1.3 cm, a revolver of the type invented in the mid 19th century by the Frenchman Lefaucheux. The Kapitan/Captain is the Director of Dejima Factory. This 12mm Pinfire was made by the Belgian firm of Auguste Francotte. They were found outside the wall of the Kapitan’s quarters. Here is an uncommon British pinfire revolver we added to the for sale section today. The Danish military fielded the Lefaucheux-Francotte M1865/97 in 11.45mm center fire.Ī western style pistol along with bullets and other related items were recovered in the Japanese artificial island of Dejima, a Dutch United East Indies Company settlement in Japan. The secondary barrel stands ready to fire a. Unmarked beyond the proof marks, this eight-shot handgun has a cylinder chambered for 9mm pinfire cartridges. The revolver was a six-shot open-framed design, which was loaded via a hinged gate on the right side of the frame, through which empty cartridges were also ejected via an ejector rod running along the barrel. LeMat Revolver- a small bronze-framed pinfire revolver with Belgian proof marks that follows the LeMat pattern. Most military models were produced only with single-action, whereas civilian models were made primarily with double action. The revolver was sold to the civilian market as well. Etienne (MAS), Liege, Belgium, or local producers under license. Auguste Francotte set up his gun works in Belgium in 1805 and made pistols of the highest construction. The top of the 6 inch barrel etched A FRANCOTTE BREVETE and the side engraved LEFAUCHEUX BREVETE. arms company wesson and leavitt revolver a 6,500.00 merz108 cased belgium pinfire revolver unusual 4 inch bayonet a 2,150.00 mhg775 harrington & richardson 38 da hammerless revolver m 265.00 merz6-161 factory engraved smith & wesson 1-1/2 revolver a 2,275.00 mhg625 tipping & lawden engraved 22 caliber. Most were produced either at the state arsenal in St. A good Belgian 13mm Pin-fire 6 shot revolver by A FRANCOTTE. revolvers to revolvers, the latter of which used Lefaucheux patents. Models of the 1858 were also purchased by Spain, Sweden, Italy, Russia, and Norway. August Francotte & Cie is a Belgian firearms production company based in Lige. A good Belgian 13mm Pinfire 6 shot revolver by A FRANCOTTE.
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Search, buy and sell Revolver on GunStar today. It was accepted by the French Navy, but only 150 copies were delivered by 1872. Browse Antique Revolver for sale from our community of shooting enthusiasts on the UK’s 1 gun marketplace. The 1858 was later upgraded in the late 1860s as the Lefaucheux de Marine 1870.
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The 1854 model was the first metallic-cartridge revolver adopted by a national government the 1858 was the first variant fielded It was first issued in 1858 by the French Navy (as either the Lefaucheux de Marine mle 1858 or simply M1858), and though never issued by the French Army, it was used in limited numbers by the French Cavalry during their 1862 deployment to Mexico. Was a French military revolver developed for the navy, chambered for the 12 mm pinfire cartridge, and based on a design by Casimir Lefaucheux and his son, Eugene (also a gun designer).