CONFEDERATE LEMAT GRAPESHOT" PERCUSSION REVOLVER, FIRST MODEL, .42 CAL. HALF ROUND/ OCTAGON BARREL OVER 20 GA. (.63 CAL.) SMOOTHBORE BARREL. TRIGGER GUARD WITH SPUR; LANYARD RING ON GRIP BUTT. UPPER BARREL FLAT MARKED: "COL. LEMAT'S PATENT". SERIAL # 61 (ON FRAME), BARREL, HAMMER). LOADING LEVER MISSING; MAINSPRING & GRIP STRAP BROKEN (REPAIRED); INOPERABLE. METAL PITTED/TREATED. Origin: LIEGE, BELGIUM.
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