Original U.S. Civil War French M1854 Lefaucheux Cavalry Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver- Serial Number 34003

Original Item: Only One Available. Large frame, single action Model 1854 Lefaucheux pinfire revolver. The serial number 34003 is within the range of numbers of the revolvers imported to the USA during the Civil War (25,000-37,000). In many ways the large bore marital pinfire revolver, based upon the patents of Casimir and Eugene Lefaucheux was one of the most modern and advanced military handguns to see use on the battlefield during the American Civil War. Thousands of these pinfire revolvers were imported for use by US troops, and at least a few hundred saw service with Confederate troops as well. Although US government purchases only record about 13,000 M-1854 Lefaucheux patent pin fire revolvers as being officially purchased (along with over 2.2 million cartridges), surviving examples and regimental records indicate that far more than that were imported. The primary importer of M-1854 revolvers was George Schuyler who purchased 10,000 Lefaucheux revolvers for the US government. Most