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PINFIRE RIFLE. LeFaucheux revolvingPINFIRE RIFLE. LeFaucheux revolving rifle. 25'' octagonal barrel 15mm cartridge with open and flip up sights with a wood stock. Six -hot cylinder is marked with an ''ELG'' over a star in a small circle above a crown over ''V'' proof mark. S/N 3613 on tang behind ornate trigger guard. S/N 1317 on frame below cylinder. Partiel lettering on left side of barrel ELEAFUCH.. over IN--BREVE... Retains old patina cylinder is loose but rotates with trigger pull.
CIVIL WAR-PERIOD LEFAUCHEAUX PINFIRECIVIL WAR-PERIOD LEFAUCHEAUX PINFIRE RIFLE. Belgium mid 19th century 12mm (about .44 caliber) 21 1/2'' round barrel six-shot cylinder walnut stock. S/n 1796. Both the Union and Confederate governments imported Lefaucheaux pinfire revolvers in significant numbers. This rifle appears to have been modified in the period from a revolver. For a discussion of the imported pinfire revolvers see Adler ''Lefaucheaux Pinfire Revolvers in the War Between the States'' in American Rifleman July 2011. Brown patina on the barrel and frame older finish on the stock. Barrel engraved along top but mostly worn off.
LEFAUCHEAUX PINFIRE RIFLE. RevolvingLEFAUCHEAUX PINFIRE RIFLE. Revolving cylinder 11mm caliber 24 1/2'' octagonal barrel. Barrel marked ''E. Lefauxcheaux over Inv-breiete''. Stock and barrel are done in a black varnished finish. S/n 23334. Some scratches over- all condition is good.
LEFAUCHEUX PINFIRE RIFLE Early pinfireLEFAUCHEUX PINFIRE RIFLE Early pinfire 12mm revolving rifle with 24'' octagonal barrel and varnished wood stock. Cylinder is six-shot and has a small stamp with the letters'' E L G'' in a circle over a star. Bullet extraction is facilitated with a built in side ejector rod. Also has a hooded front and peep hole rear sight and built in sling mountings. S/n 2850. Most of original finish is worn off the metal parts. Bore has some dirt but no major rusting.
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