However, the use of pin fire revolvers by the North and South was not limited to the 12mm military guns. Period documentation indicates that pinfire revolvers saw significant use by Confederate soldiers as, and many deep south arsenals maintained inventories pin fire cartridges and even offered the pistols for sale to officers. Other importers who provided pinfire revolvers to the US government included Herman Boker, Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, George Raphael (who provided the Raphael revolvers to the US), Alexis Godillot of Paris (who provided the Perrin revolvers to the US) and even Tiffany & Company. The Ordnance Department did not appear to differentiate between the French and Belgian made versions, much like they often lumped French and Belgian made muskets together without any distinction at all. However, extant examples with American Civil War provenance indicate that many Belgian licensed copies were also imported during the war. Most of Schuyler's purchases appear to have been made directly from Lefaucheux in Paris. The primary importer of M-1854 revolvers was George Schuyler who purchased 10,000 Lefaucheux revolvers for the US government. Although US government purchases only record about 13,000 M-1858 Lefaucheux patent pin fire revolvers as being officially purchased (along with over 2.2 million cartridges), surviving examples and regimental records indicate that far more than that were imported. Thousands of these pinfire revolvers were imported for use by US troops, and at least a few hundred saw service with Confederate troops as well. In many ways the large bore martial pinfire revolver, based upon the patents of Casimir and Eugene Lefaucheux was one of the most modern and advanced military handguns to see use on the battlefield during the American Civil War. This model revolver, as well as the earlier M1854, were imported in large numbers by both the North and South during the American Civil war. 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), Liège, Belgium, or local producers under license. Most were produced either at the state arsenal in St. 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. The 1854 model was the first metallic-cartridge revolver adopted by a national government the 1858 was the first variant fielded. Out of the balance of the money spent on the boat, we purchased a pin-fire, breech-loading gun, the pride of my life for many days.Ī Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfellĭo pin-fire cartridges go off of their own accord? 'īeing well fed and the adored of his mistress, Amomma had naturally swallowed two loaded pin-fire cartridges.Īnd it was a matter of indifference to them whether the neglected Amomma with two pin-fire cartridges in his inside blew up or trotted beside them for they had come into a golden heritage and were disposing of it with all the wisdom of all their years.Original Item: Only One Available. The Lefaucheux M1858 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). My gun was a breech-loading, pin-fire double-barrel, of French manufacture. Zalu Zako with a duplicate of the pin-fire revolver. Presently entered the recusant bearing signs of prosperity in the flowered print about his loins, the ancient cartridge pouch slung around his waist and a huge revolver of the pin-fire model dangling from a neck which appeared more tortoise-like than ever. The little, low-powered rimfire and pin-fire cartridges date from the decade before the American Civil War, but they were nowhere nearly as common as percussion-fired, muzzle-loading blackpowder guns. Their striped jumpers were stained with red clay and sweat, and the tall man had a pin-fire revolver stuck in the top of his trousers.
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