RARE LEMAT PINFIRE & PERCUSSION CARBINE.

RARE LEMAT PINFIRE & PERCUSSION CARBINE. Cal. 11 mm top bbl, 13.6 mm bottom bbl. SN 49. Virtually identical to serial #206, being sold elsewhere in this auction & serial #208 as pictured on p. 124 of LeMat The Man, The Gun, Forgett & Serpette with the exception of the bayonet with #208. It has 19-13/16″ oct to rnd top bbl & 20-1/4″ rnd rifled percussion bottom bbl. Front sight is missing & rear sight is a dovetailed tall fixed sight toward front of top flat of octagonal section. It has three bbl bands with middle one having a sling stud & ring with a corresponding set on buttstock. It has a 9-shot pinfire cylinder that is proofed on front side with the oval Belgian “ELG” & crown “V” proofs. Top bbl is marked on left side “COL LA LEMAT BRTE 49”. Left side of rear bbl stud has a crown “V” proof & front is stamped “CG”. Bottom of the bottom bbl is marked “136” which is the caliber. Right side of bbl & front bbl band has small iron guides which contain a knurled head ramrod. Hammer has articulated nose for firing the percussion bottom bbl. Mounted with nicely figured uncheckered French walnut stock with smooth steel buttplate. CONDITION: Good to very good. No orig finish remains being a light silver/brown patina, having been cleaned a long time ago & now beginning to patinate. Rear band has a small crack & there is moderate pitting over octagonal area. Receiver is a light brown patina. Cylinder has one area of moderate pitting, balance is a smooth light brown patina. There is a corresponding area of pitting on recoil shield. Nipple is broken. Wood is sound, slightly shrunken around frame with a few scattered light handling & use marks and with some rust staining around buttplate, otherwise retains most of a fine restored finish. Mechanics are fine, both bores are strong & bright with moderate pitting. Bottom bbl has a couple small dents on each side from vice marks. 4-56508 JR212 (12,500-22,500)

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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	136	$10,350.00	RARE LEMAT PINFIRE & PERCUSSION CARBINE. Cal. 11 mm top bbl, 13.6 mm bottom bbl. SN 49. Virtually identical to serial #206, being sold elsewhere in this auction & serial #208 as pictured on p. 124 of LeMat The Man, The Gun, Forgett & Serpette with the exception of the bayonet with #208. It has 19-13/16″ oct to rnd top bbl & 20-1/4″ rnd rifled percussion bottom bbl. Front sight is missing & rear sight is a dovetailed tall fixed sight toward front of top flat of octagonal section. It has three bbl bands with middle one having a sling stud & ring with a corresponding set on buttstock. It has a 9-shot pinfire cylinder that is proofed on front side with the oval Belgian “ELG” & crown “V” proofs. Top bbl is marked on left side “COL LA LEMAT BRTE 49”. Left side of rear bbl stud has a crown “V” proof & front is stamped “CG”. Bottom of the bottom bbl is marked “136” which is the caliber. Right side of bbl & front bbl band has small iron guides which contain a knurled head ramrod. Hammer has articulated nose for firing the percussion bottom bbl. Mounted with nicely figured uncheckered French walnut stock with smooth steel buttplate. CONDITION: Good to very good. No orig finish remains being a light silver/brown patina, having been cleaned a long time ago & now beginning to patinate. Rear band has a small crack & there is moderate pitting over octagonal area. Receiver is a light brown patina. Cylinder has one area of moderate pitting, balance is a smooth light brown patina. There is a corresponding area of pitting on recoil shield. Nipple is broken. Wood is sound, slightly shrunken around frame with a few scattered light handling & use marks and with some rust staining around buttplate, otherwise retains most of a fine restored finish. Mechanics are fine, both bores are strong & bright with moderate pitting. Bottom bbl has a couple small dents on each side from vice marks. 4-56508 JR212 (12,500-22,500) 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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