What can you tell me about the LeMat revolver?
Bob Fuller
Vermillion, South Dakota
The fearsome-looking weapon was used in several movies and novels. Josh Brolin, as Jonah Hex, carried one.
In 1856, Dr. Jean LeMat of New Orleans introduced his invention to his cousin, future Confederate Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard. When the Civil War broke out, the Confederacy ordered 5,000, but only about 2,900 were produced. Most saw service.
The interesting thing about the LeMat was that it had two bar
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