![]() It fired a conical bullet from a cardboard “shell” with a copper base. Casimir is often credited for designing the first self-contained cartridge system. The Lefaucheux M1858 was based on the designs of Casimir Lefaucheux and fired a 12mm pinfire cartridge. I promise to try and cover even the most esoteric when I can and if you have a specific piece you’d like covered, email me. So, without further ado I give you two of the more obscure pieces: the LeMat Revolver and the Lefaucheux M1858. A couple readers took umbrage to me skipping some specific handguns used during the war. Apparently many of you have quite the collection of Civil War era firearms as well as reproductions.
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