Col. Le Mat - Jean François Alexander Le Mat Støckel: born 1824 in Paris moved 1840 to New Orleans receives 1856 patent for his revolver where the base / cylinder pin is also used as a buckshot barrel. The revolvers started to be made 1859/1860 by Dr. Girard Paris. V. Forgett Alain and Marie Serpette Le Mat The Man The Gun page 162: Belgian patent Feb. 16 1869 for Center Fire Hammer

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