FRENCH LEFAUCHEUX REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER

In addition, the small-arms factory at Kongsberg produced 200 enlisted menРІР‚в„ўs revolvers in 1868. The enlisted menРІР‚в„ўs revolvers had round barrels, while the officersРІР‚в„ў revolvers had octagonal barrels. In 1864, the Norwegian army also ordered 1100 single-action revolvers for enlisted men, as well as 200 single-action revolvers and 200 double-action revolvers for officers. In 1864 the navy ordered 300 more, in addition to 200 double-action revolvers. In 1859 the Norwegian navy ordered 800 single-action 11mm revolvers from Lefaucheux in Paris. The first Lefaucheux revolver was patented in 1854, and when the French navy adopted a six-shot 12mm Lefaucheux revolver in 1858 France became the first country to officially adopt a metallic cartridge for military use. But the system also had its disadvantages and was relatively short-lived.

The pinfire cartridges allowed for easy loading without the use of fragile paper cartridges, loose caps and ramrods. Unlike the percussion revolvers of the era, the Lefaucheux revolvers were loaded with a metallic cartridge with pinfire ignition. NorwayРІР‚в„ўs first military revolver was a pinfire revolver invented by the Frenchman EugР“РЃne Lefaucheux in the 1850s. A Paris'.Р”Р„ll Norwegian-issue Lefaucheux revolvers are marked with a Norwegian lion. The barrel is marked with EugР“РЃne Lefaucheux' address: 'E.

FRENCH LEFAUCHEUX REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER

The top-strap is marked with the last four digits of the serial number and the K marking of Kongsberg VР“Тђpenfabrikk (Kongsberg small-arms factory). Model 1864/98 Lefaucheux as seen from above. This is how the revolver looked like before it was reinforced with the top-strap in 1898. Note that he translation of this article is not quite finished. The drawing in this article shows the exploded view of a Danish-Norwegian military flintlock with names on the various parts. (You must be logged in to the forum to chat.) Mange Р“С‘yenvitner mener at den dР“С‘dsdР“С‘mte kongen Р“С‘nsket Р“Тђ si mer, men general Antoine-Joseph Santerre fra Nasjonalgarden avbrР“С‘t ham med en trommevirvel. Р’В» Han erklР“В¦rte seg deretter uskyldig for det han var anklaget for og uttrykte hР“Тђp om at blodet hans ikke skulle falle tilbake pР“Тђ Frankrike. Dagen etter ble han dР“С‘mt til dР“С‘den med 361 stemmer mot 360.Р”Вen avsatte kongen opptrР“Тђdte med stor verdighet under rettssaken, og selv om han var resignert var han var fremdeles verdig da han steg opp pР“Тђ skafottet. Nasjonalkonventet kjente ham skyldig for landssvik med 683 stemmer av 721 den 15. av Frankrike ble giljotinert pР“Тђ Place de la RР“В©volution (nР“ТђvР“В¦rende Place de la Concorde) i Paris.

French lefaucheux revolver