Original Civil War Era French M1854 Lefaucheux Cavalry Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Serial Number 22873 Pirate Flags The lock is marked TOWER

The lock is marked TOWER / 1862 below the cap bolster

The bayonet is marked U

Copied to almost every detail from an original in the IMA collection

The cover shows wear and minor damage to the lower right corner but the interior pages are well preserved

Walker's 36th Infantry Division

Original Civil War Era French M1854 Lefaucheux Cavalry Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Serial Number 22873 Pirate Flags The lock is marked TOWEROriginal Item: Only One Available. The Model 1854 Lefaucheux pinfire revolver was a large frame single action variant of this popular French pinfire system. The serial number 22873 is just outside the range of numbers of the revolvers officially imported to the USA during the Civil War (25,000 37,000) under contract. However, it is very possible that it was a private purchase made early in the war. The 1854 model was the first metallic cartridge