RARE EARLY FIRST MODEL PARIS LEMAT PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE EARLY FIRST MODEL PARIS LEMAT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 10.6 mm rifled bbl & 16 ga. smoothbore. SN 737. Almost identical to serial number 617 as pictured on p. 64 of LeMat The Man, The Gun, Forgette & Serpette. It still has Belgian features of a spur trigger guard, buttons on side of articulated hammer nose and a stud & ring in butt. It has 9-shot cylinder with bbl address “COL. LEMAT BTE SGDG PARIS” in a small panel on top flat with fleur-de-lis at each end. Serial number & a star with “LM” proof is on right side bbl flat. Serial number also appears on right side of frame, on smoothbore bbl & locking lever. It has LeMat’s typical tall front sight with sighting groove in hammer nose & checkered 2-pc walnut grips. Rammer & pivot screw are replacements. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains being an even silver brown patina over all metal surfaces with light to moderate pitting. Bbl address is thin but completely legible. Some of screws are battered. Grips show moderate to heavy wear & are slightly shrunken from frame. Mechanics are fine, rifled bore is strong with light to moderate pitting. Smoothbore is dark & pitted. 4-56519 JR220 (5,000-8,000)

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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	151	$9,200.00	RARE EARLY FIRST MODEL PARIS LEMAT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 10.6 mm rifled bbl & 16 ga. smoothbore. SN 737. Almost identical to serial number 617 as pictured on p. 64 of LeMat The Man, The Gun, Forgette & Serpette. It still has Belgian features of a spur trigger guard, buttons on side of articulated hammer nose and a stud & ring in butt. It has 9-shot cylinder with bbl address “COL. LEMAT BTE SGDG PARIS” in a small panel on top flat with fleur-de-lis at each end. Serial number & a star with “LM” proof is on right side bbl flat. Serial number also appears on right side of frame, on smoothbore bbl & locking lever. It has LeMat’s typical tall front sight with sighting groove in hammer nose & checkered 2-pc walnut grips. Rammer & pivot screw are replacements. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains being an even silver brown patina over all metal surfaces with light to moderate pitting. Bbl address is thin but completely legible. Some of screws are battered. Grips show moderate to heavy wear & are slightly shrunken from frame. Mechanics are fine, rifled bore is strong with light to moderate pitting. Smoothbore is dark & pitted. 4-56519 JR220 (5,000-8,000) 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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