LeMat Revolver - Loading & Firing

The LeMat is a unique revolver from the mid 1800’s, most notable for it’s use by the Confederacy during the American Civil War... that and the fact that is has a 9 shot cylinder that revolves around a 20ish gauge shotgun barrel. This happens to be a reproduction made by Pietta, and herein we will create some paper cartridges and demonstrate the loading and firing of this rather quixotic handgun. Music is all by the 97th Regimental String Band: For top tier history of early revolvers and other guns, visit C&Rsenal: