LEMAT REVOLVING PERCUSSION CARBINE.

LEMAT REVOLVING PERCUSSION CARBINE. Cal. 42. Though Lemats were made in France, most serious Confederate collectors consider these primary Confederate weapons as Lemat was making guns under Confederate contract. Lemat revolving percussion carbines were the only foreign made long guns and repeating shoulder guns made specifically for the South during the Civil War. John Murphy and Howard Madaus in their “Bible on Confederate Carbines” states of the 125 or so carbines made only 18 are known, this being one of the most unusual in that it has an added shell-shaped patchbox and an engraved frame and cylinder. This particular gun, SN 60, is pictured on pgs 161 and 162 in this text. In the June 1968 issue of “The Gun Report” Harry H. Mann describes and pictures this gun in an article titled “The Lemat Grapeshot Carbine”. Mann speculates that this carbine was an officer’s model. He points out an atypical feature of the spur triggerguard rather than the typical configuration on other carbines. The shell-shaped box in stock he stated was for the use of caps. This is a most unusual and attractive gun and the only known engraved model. PROVENANCE: Ed Simmons Collection. CONDITION: Metal surfaces are gray/brown with scattered staining and pitting. Action works some times. German silver triggerguard is bent. Wood stock has areas of chipping, scratches and scrapes. Loading arm is probably a replacement. Markings on bbl are discernible but light, especially SN on right side of frame. 4-37489 JS41 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2523	$13,800.00	LEMAT REVOLVING PERCUSSION CARBINE. Cal. 42. Though Lemats were made in France, most serious Confederate collectors consider these primary Confederate weapons as Lemat was making guns under Confederate contract. Lemat revolving percussion carbines were the only foreign made long guns and repeating shoulder guns made specifically for the South during the Civil War. John Murphy and Howard Madaus in their “Bible on Confederate Carbines” states of the 125 or so carbines made only 18 are known, this being one of the most unusual in that it has an added shell-shaped patchbox and an engraved frame and cylinder. This particular gun, SN 60, is pictured on pgs 161 and 162 in this text. In the June 1968 issue of “The Gun Report” Harry H. Mann describes and pictures this gun in an article titled “The Lemat Grapeshot Carbine”. Mann speculates that this carbine was an officer’s model. He points out an atypical feature of the spur triggerguard rather than the typical configuration on other carbines. The shell-shaped box in stock he stated was for the use of caps. This is a most unusual and attractive gun and the only known engraved model. PROVENANCE: Ed Simmons Collection. CONDITION: Metal surfaces are gray/brown with scattered staining and pitting. Action works some times. German silver triggerguard is bent. Wood stock has areas of chipping, scratches and scrapes. Loading arm is probably a replacement. Markings on bbl are discernible but light, especially SN on right side of frame. 4-37489 JS41 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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