| Name | Street | Town | State | From | To |
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| Le Mat, Alexandre | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| Patent | Date | Remarks |
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| 15,925 | October 21,1856 | Patent drawing To note that William Billinghurst manufactured a Miller Patent Rifle with a shotugn barrel as cylinder arbor already in 1852. 4 years earlier as Le Mat's claim. |
| 24,312 | June 7th, 1859 | Patent drawing |
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P.G.T. Beauregard (later General in the Civil War) assisted in developing manufacture and sales.
John Krider of Philadelphia is believed to have manufactured the first (25?) prototypes of
Le Mat's revolvers in 1859. Except for prototypes and the model revolver perhaps 300 revolvers have been made in New Orleans prior to the Civil War by a certain Baguet. The others were made in England or France. .35 caliber percussion, 9 shot single action revolver, the cylinder rotates around an 1 shot buckshot barrel .40 caliber percussion, 9 shot single action revolver, the cylinder rotates around an 1 shot buckshot barrel .42 caliber percussion, 9 shot single action revolver, the cylinder rotates around an 1 shot buckshot barrel .42 caliber, right side Overall production was about 2900 revolvers. Used during the Civil War. Le Mat carbine Carbine, right side Confederate Le Mat Confederate, right side Confederate, 1st Model, right side Confederate, transition 1st Model, right side Confederate, 2nd Model, right side |
