Object Details
- licensee
- Lefaucheux, Casimir
- Description
- The French-made .44 caliber Lefaucheux had metallic cartridges that fired when punctured by pins driven by the hammer. Purchased by the Union, it was also carried by a few Confederate officers.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- AF.77204M
- catalog number
- 77204M
- accession number
- 306420
- serial number
- 68400
- Object Name
- revolver
- revolver, pinfire
- Other Terms
- revolver; Firearms; Pin Fire; 11 Mm; Rifled; Breech Load; 2G; Da
- Measurements
- overall: 2 in x 11 5/8 in x 6 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 29.5275 cm x 15.875 cm
- overall, barrel length: 5 in; 12.7 cm
- place made
- France
- associated place
- Belgium
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_417982
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-1c80-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
