Lemat Gun

The gun was famed for its 9 shot capacity and an under barrel 16 or 18 gauge shotgun and was favored by confederate soldiers during the civil war.

Lemat gun.

David has perfected his technique to provide a near perfect copy of the original lemats imported to the confederacy during the civil war. The lemat revolver was a 42 or 36 caliber cap ball black powder revolver invented by jean alexandre lemat of new orleans which featured an unusual secondary 20 gauge smooth bore barrel capable of firing buckshot it saw service with the armed forces of the confederate states of america during the american civil war of 1861 65 and the army of the government of national defense during the. Confederate gun runners were able to slip shipments of the gun through the union naval blockade and it is estimated that about 2 500 made it into confederate service. The lemat percussion revolver was invented by a french american gunsmith and first issued in 1861.

General beauregard s personal engraved lemat which he carried throughout the war is preserved at the museum of the confederacy in richmond va. The lemat revolver was a 42 calibre revolver invented by dr. All of our lemat defarbing is done in house by gunsmith david stavlo. Lemat revolvers were set apart from the common colt and starr revolvers of the day 1860s by a single 68 bore smoothbore barrel affixed to the bottom of the main barrel loaded with a charge of shot.