RARE LEMAT CENTERFIRE GRAPESHOT REVOLVER.

RARE LEMAT CENTERFIRE GRAPESHOT REVOLVER. Cal. 12 mm rifled bbl & 15 mm smoothbore bbl. SN 289. This appears to be a revolver built on 1871 patent with smoothbore firing pin centrally mounted in a slot in hammer with rear facing lever that must be flipped forward to fire the smoothbore bbl. It has 4-9/16″ oct bbl with engraved address “Colonel LeMat Patent” with barleycorn shaped integral front sight & a heavy fixed ejector mounted on right side of rear bbl boss. Made without front bbl boss & only has a small contoured pad at muzzle to make contact with smoothbore bbl. It has a 9-shot rnd fluted cylinder with oval “ELG” proof & a crown backwards “P” proof on front. Serial number appears on lower right rear edge of frame. Number “25”, which is probably an assembly number, appears on bottom flat of rifled bbl, on right side of smoothbore bbl, near frame on front of cylinder, on loading gate of smoothbore bbl, cylinder loading gate & on lanyard stud. It has uncheckered walnut grips that are unmarked. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains, having been cleaned & polished to bright metal. Grips are sound & retain most of their strong varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, sharp rifled bore with scattered fine pitting. Bright smoothbore with scattered fine pitting. 4-56514 JR232 (7,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	154	$6,325.00	RARE LEMAT CENTERFIRE GRAPESHOT REVOLVER. Cal. 12 mm rifled bbl & 15 mm smoothbore bbl. SN 289. This appears to be a revolver built on 1871 patent with smoothbore firing pin centrally mounted in a slot in hammer with rear facing lever that must be flipped forward to fire the smoothbore bbl. It has 4-9/16″ oct bbl with engraved address “Colonel LeMat Patent” with barleycorn shaped integral front sight & a heavy fixed ejector mounted on right side of rear bbl boss. Made without front bbl boss & only has a small contoured pad at muzzle to make contact with smoothbore bbl. It has a 9-shot rnd fluted cylinder with oval “ELG” proof & a crown backwards “P” proof on front. Serial number appears on lower right rear edge of frame. Number “25”, which is probably an assembly number, appears on bottom flat of rifled bbl, on right side of smoothbore bbl, near frame on front of cylinder, on loading gate of smoothbore bbl, cylinder loading gate & on lanyard stud. It has uncheckered walnut grips that are unmarked. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains, having been cleaned & polished to bright metal. Grips are sound & retain most of their strong varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, sharp rifled bore with scattered fine pitting. Bright smoothbore with scattered fine pitting. 4-56514 JR232 (7,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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