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The LeMat revolver is one of those beautiful guns that doesn't receive nearly as much attention as it should, so I took it for a spin.

This is not really my own design, but a modification of the original pin fire LeMat. It's kind of a "what-if" scenario, as in this is what would happen in my mind if the design had been updated in the same way that old Colt and Remington pin fire revolvers received cartridge conversions.
The model 1885 is chambered in the .44-calibre, and fires metallic cartridges as opposed to ball-and-cap. It's also modified and now is built as a break-top revolver like a Webley (The hinge is visible here, but the break-lever is on the other side). Possibly the most unique feature of the LeMat was its underslung shotgun, and that feature has remained as well but with its own renovations. Instead of loading it from the front with powder and shot, it is now built on a hinge so it can be broken open to the side and loaded with a 20 gauge shell. It's fired from a secondary trigger, the one placed in front of the primary trigger.
Other changed features include more modern sights and a strap along the top of the cylinder.
And ivory grips to feed that bender I'm on right now.

Description
The LeMat revolver is one of those beautiful guns that doesn't receive nearly as much attention as it should, so I took it for a spin.

This is not really my own design, but a modification of the original pin fire LeMat. It's kind of a "what-if" scenario, as in this is what would happen in my mind if the design had been updated in the same way that old Colt and Remington pin fire revolvers received cartridge conversions.
The model 1885 is chambered in the .44-calibre, and fires metallic cartridges as opposed to ball-and-cap. It's also modified and now is built as a break-top revolver like a Webley (The hinge is visible here, but the break-lever is on the other side). Possibly the most unique feature of the LeMat was its underslung shotgun, and that feature has remained as well but with its own renovations. Instead of loading it from the front with powder and shot, it is now built on a hinge so it can be broken open to the side and loaded with a 20 gauge shell. It's fired from a secondary trigger, the one placed in front of the primary trigger.
Other changed features include more modern sights and a strap along the top of the cylinder.
And ivory grips to feed that bender I'm on right now.