Lefaucheux revolvers

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
revolver
gptkbp:ammunitionType pinfire cartridge
gptkbp:caliber 12mm
7mm
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
Musée de l'Armée, Paris
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:feature open-frame design
removable cylinder
side-loading gate
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first widely adopted metallic cartridge revolver
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lefaucheux revolvers
gptkbp:introducedIn 1850s
gptkbp:inventedBy Casimir Lefaucheux
gptkbp:manufacturer Eugène Lefaucheux
Lefaucheux & Cie
various European gunsmiths
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
wood
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction single-action
double-action
gptkbp:notableModel Lefaucheux M1858
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:.32_Long_Colt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7