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Reprise: The LeMat revolver

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Dick Stanley

The revolver which the historical Lt. Col. Alfred George Washington O’Brien pointed at the novel’s fictional Sergeant Timothy Chase’s nose was a curious one. The LeMat,first made in New Orleans in 1856, had two barrels: the upper one was a smoothbore … Continue reading →

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The LeMat revolver

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Dick Stanley

The revolver which Lt. Col. Alfred George Washington O’Brien pointed at Sergeant Timothy Chase’s nose was a curious one. The LeMat,first made in New Orleans in 1856, had two barrels: the upper one was a smoothbore normally reserved for a … Continue reading →

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