Firearms in the 19th century
was a time in American firearm history that produced several
innovative firearm designs.
One of these was the LeMat revolver
that was offered in .42 or .36 caliber cap-n-ball revolver invented
by Jean Alexandre LeMat of New Orleans in 1856 and financed by P.G.T.
Beauregard in 1859, it was produced in Liege, Belgium and Paris,
France. It has been estimated that 2,900 were produced and shipped
through Birmingham, England where they were proofmarked.
