Belgian lefaucheux revolver 1854 plus#
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 other 13 guns average NRA fine and perspective buyers should inspect this rare grouping. Stocks have 1″ and 2″ chip repair on either side and glued repair around right escutcheon. The lowest condition gun is #6 on our list, Spanish Military Contract, Ovideo 1864 which has good discernible markings, metal surfaces are cleaned gray/bright with staining and pitting. The best gun in this group is the Swedish Military Contract #12 on this list which retains about 95% of its orig bright blue finish and 60% case colors. CONDITION: Guns range from very good to excellent overall. Only a handful exist today in private collections. It is extremely rare to find one in the orig form and 12mm pinfire caliber. These Revolvers were all collected as ships returned to port in 1873 and wnderwent major modifications. It was the first cartridge handgun adopted by Military power. It is difficult to overstate the historical importance of the Model 1858 Navy revolver. The markings of this exact revolver are pictured in “Systeme Lefaucheux” p. 83 Plate 6-25 and “Systeme Lefaucheux” p. This is the exact revolver pictured in “The Pinfire System” p. Very rare- only one of 3 to escape 1879 conversion to centerfire. 13) Swedish Military contract Model 1854 style. Converted to 11mm centerfire in 1879 by the Swedish Military Arsenal and reissued. One of 1110 issued to the Cavalry and Artilllery as part of the 1864 contract. 12) Swedish Military contract Model 1854 style. This is the exact revolver pictured in “Systeme Lefaucheux” p. One of 890 issued to the Navy as part of the 1864 contract. 11) Swedish Military contract Model 1854 style. Contract of 1864 Surviving examples still in service were Arsenal serviced, modified with the addition of a re-enforcing topstrap and reissued as the Model 1864/1898. 10) Norwegian Military contract Model 1854 Style. Contract of 1864 One of 1100 issued to the Norwegian Cavalry. 9) Norwegian Military contract Model 1854 style. 673 of the 2 volume set of the Muller book. Issued to the Cavalry officers as part of the 1864 contract. Oct bbl, marked with the Norwegian “Lion” acceptance stamp. 8) Norwegian Military contract Model 1862 Lefaucheux Triple Action. Only three seen in all previous owner’s years of collecting. Very rare Only a few were made as the Oviedo Arsenal was preparing to manufacture the newly adopted different style revolver. 6) Spanish Military contract Model 1854 style. 5) Spanish Military contract Model 1854 style. 4) Spanish Military contract Model 1854 style. A large Royal style “R” is carved into one grip. Marked “G.Glisenti Brescia & Acciajo Fuso”. 3) Italian Military contract Model 1854 style SN 1943 revolver manufactured in Italy. 78 Plate 6-19 and in “Systeme Lefaucheux” p. 2) Italian Military contract Lefaucheux Model 1854 SN 64113 round guard type with a brass bbl attachment issued to the Italian Carbineri as their Model 1861. 66 Plate 63A (bottom) and in “Systeme Lefaucheux” p. 1) Italian Military contract Lefaucheux Model 1854. Many retain much of their orig finish and all guns appear to be orig, authentic, and complete throughout. All guns in this collection are in very good to excellent condition. Several of these guns are pictured in this text and several others are pictured in Geschicte und Technik der Europaischen Militiarrevolver, Volumes I and II by Rolf H. Curtis author of Systeme Lefaucheux Continuing the Study of Pinfire Cartridge Arms Including Their Role in the American Civil War 2002. This collection was put together by Chris C. You will note in the descriptions of each gun below that many of these guns are one of only a few surviving or part of very small contracts. Many of the guns here when part of large contracts that majority were converted to center fire cartridge and few in orig configuration are known. Rarely do even a single martial Lefaucheux pistol show up at an American gun show or auction. This is a fabulous life long collection of the most comprehensive grouping of European Large Frame martial pistols utilizing the Lefaucheux Pinfire System. COLLECTION OF 15 EUROPEAN MILITARY LEFAUCHEUX MODEL 1854 – 1862 MARTIAL REVOLVERS.ġ2 mm.