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Your creation is beautiful but safety first! I have read that those shooting revolving carbines in the "old days" lowered the loading levers and held the front of the gun by them after they watched their friends experience doubling of cylinders with their hands in the way. With the LeMat loading lever on its side, is it still possible to do the same with it? I have not experienced doubling of a revolver (LOTS of grease) but I have with a BP side by side and it was quite an experience. Stay safe!
 
The Metric System was officially adopted by the French in 1795 but suspended by Napoleon in 1812. It was again made compulsory there in 1840. My guess is that original LeMat screws would have had metric threads. Does anyone have a thread gauge and an original LeMat from which they are willing to pull a screw?
 
Ephraim,

Take note of the front of the trigger guard on Snidervolly's LeMat Carbine. That flat bit is for wrapping the support hand around to keep the hand to the rear of the barrel cylinder gap.

-kBob
 
Kbob & Ephraim
Kbob is so right if you keep your hand on the trigger gaurd front as purposly designed by dr lemat ( and very comfortable ) you hold no risk at all and the hold is very stable .
and chain fire in the cylinder is not to risky if loaded right (and i feel )most of the risk of chain fire is from the cap not being securly pushed down as the bullets are shaved to cylinder size with wadding under and above little or actually no room for it .
i will at first chance get some vid posted of shooting this
 
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I noticed the trigger guard but I wasn't quick enough to get its purpose. I'm glad to know that you and the good Doctor L. are proactive types.
 
there is a pic from the old west right after civil war of an farmer exchanging guns with another farmer , the one handing over to the other a colt revolving rifle for a spencer I believe ? and the man handing over the revolving rifle has his for arm hand bandaged (most likely an uninformed and the colt had a wood for arm that gave the impression that it was the correct hold)
ouch
 
It is interesting that while there was a known safety issue with the 1855 Colt's revolving rifle that limited their use, did not the Paterson revolving rifle have the same issue, but this is not mentioned as frequently as with the later rifle? The Paterson revolving rifles were reportedly used by the US Army during the Seminole War and by US Marines during the landings at Vera Cruz during the Mexican War.

I also hold my Le Mat Cavalry in a two hand hold using the spur trigger guard to keep my off hand out of harms way.
 
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I'm still here! I have some new to me LeMats that I will need to photo and add for those that are into the historical aspect of the pistol
 
May I join, May I, May I, PLEASE!!!

Hopefully you will see my Pietta cavalry in its Hampel Wood Products custom case. This my first attempt at a picture. The preview looks good so here goes.
 

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Thanks, El Hombre!

I just sent him outlines of the revolver and my accouterments along with some photos of cased sets from the internet and it arrived a couple of weeks later.

He also repaired my Walker case after the guy I bought it from on GB mailed it with the Walker (Cimarron COTL) inside. When I got it, all the little partition walls were kindling.
 
Good Evening,
For reasons of auditory related health, I am switching to black powder shooting. My first revolver is a birthday gift to myself, a Pietta Calvary model Lemat. I am in love with this revolver and haven't even fired it yet. ( still collecting odds and ends ) May I be allowed to join the Club?
regards,
Painless
 
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Welcome Painless, we would love to see a pic of what you have and any comments if you have fired it. Later next week I hope to post some new pictures of additions to the collection that I have picked up.
Colonel LeMat
 
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Good Morning,
Here are a couple of photos of the LeMat. I purchased the revolver used from a gentleman in Albuquerque, NM. It was missing the ram rod from the first and only time he shot it. I purchased that piece from Dixie Guns and am really pleased with the overall fit and finish of this LeMat. Thank you for the warm welcome!
regards,
Painless Wolf
 

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Gentlemen, thank you again. I have a couple of ideas about things to do when actually firing the LeMat to keep from losing another ramrod when the loading lever jumps up during recoil. I think that putting a small, elastic hi temp silicon O ring around the end of the barrel and ramrod while out shooting it would keep the lever from jumping up and flinging the ramrod as well as eventually breaking the loading lever clamp on the side of the barrel. The O ring could be easily removed while reloading then slid back on when ready to fire again. I don't expect to be caught up in a calvary charge while out for a pleasant afternoon of shooting so the extra time spent reloading should not matter. What do you all think?
regards,
Painless
 
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