LeMat's guns back then, probably looked as futuristic sci-fi, as a phasor rifle would look to us today

@worldtraveler930

8 жыл бұрын

The character Jane Cobb used a tricked out one in the Sci-Fi show "Firefly"

@youkyuu2402

4 жыл бұрын

"Futuristic" good cus the thumbnail made this look like a video on cursed gun memes.

@thedoc6413

3 жыл бұрын

Commas, are really, painful.

@marcothommen2484

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating........

@cameronallen5995

3 жыл бұрын

They honestly give me borderlands vibes

The LeMat centerfire is one of the useable guns in Hunt: Showdown and one of my favorites. Learning about the real life version is really cool.

@XhumpersX

Жыл бұрын

That game has made all the useless forgotten weapons trivia rattling around in my brain to use to ramble to all my friends while were playing lol. Fucking love that game.

@Corax-Rabe

Жыл бұрын

The ingame Model is actually the older Version, just for playability converted into a cardridge firing gun.

@elsenorloco84

11 ай бұрын

Ao glad younsaid it lol use it all the time

@FuzzyLP

7 ай бұрын

i agree

@dsvd4727

5 ай бұрын

Well, it is called mk 2 in game@@Corax-Rabe

The cartridge le mat looks steam punk as hell.

@franklinblankenship8991

8 жыл бұрын

just what I was gonna say....have you seen the homemade auto revolver Ian showcases on a different vid?....also very steampunk...several weapons on here could be used for that...

@menacinggesture

8 жыл бұрын

+Lord Garfield in soviet russia...

@gregmiller9710

8 жыл бұрын

+menacinggesture I see the term "steam punk" being used a lot now.. what is this term referring to? time? thanks

@T0mN7

8 жыл бұрын

Greg Miller "Steam Punk" is a style. It's usually Victorian fashion mixed with more "advanced" technological concepts, usually steam powered. A quick google image search will yield a better explanation...

@gregmiller9710

8 жыл бұрын

T0mN7 thanks 4 the info.. i've seen it used on most stuff from goggles to swords,,,

I always liked the idea of the lemat, having that shotgun shell for when you REALLY need the stopping power.

@flipchuck

2 жыл бұрын

Plus 9 rounds during an age were most revolvers had 6.

@lhfinatl7068

2 жыл бұрын

@@flipchuck You kind of needed the extra 3 rounds in the standard LeMat revolver since it used pellet-loading chambers. You needed to make sure you put your target down because reloading would take an eternity compared to the cartridge-loading versions that came later but both cartridge versions look awkward and unbalanced.

@flipchuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@lhfinatl7068 i 100% agree. I just love the fact that it had more shots then the average revolver at the time. While your enemy is busy reloading, you can keep on shooting them. Have two lemats and you may not need to reload during most gunfights during the wild west time.

@grizwoldphantasia5005

2 жыл бұрын

I have a modern cap-and-ball "replica", which they emphasize is a generic replica, since so many different caliber variations existed. I gather one of LeMat's "marketing" problems was calibers inconsistent with common army calibers, requiring special bullet molds. It IS a fun fun to fire ... but I learned the hard way to fire the shotgun first, since I could not figure out a way to grease the top to seal it against chain fire. The first time I tried saving the shotgun for last, the first ball shot triggered the shotgun too, and the tremendous unexpected recoil took a small divot out of me just behind my thumb (the other revolver chambers were properly sealed). It is heavy and off-balance, making it less fun. My replica's loading ram is set up wrong, such that the ram lands on top of the ball almost immediately, making it hard to even get your fingers between it and the barrel, let alone providing any decent leverage. I'm glad I have had the chance to play with it, but seldom fire it, and if I had known how poor a gun it is, I don't think I would have bought it, since it cost 3 times what my Remington 1858 New Model Army replica cost (this was about 20 years ago). Like all black powder guns, it gets filthy fast, and even longer to clean, what with four more nipples and chambers.

@tylersmith839

2 жыл бұрын

@@grizwoldphantasia5005 Couldn't you put an extra wafer on the shotgun at the end of loading to seal it off?

Personally, I would pay a good sum of money for a modern repro of the LeMat carbine by Pietta or Uberti or whoever chambered for .44 special or .44 Russian plus a 20 gauge shotgun barrel. I doubt a pistol version would get a pass from the ATF, but with the carbine I imagine it would be fine (Drilling guns are perfectly legal after all). Still, I know it will never happen since there really isn't enough of a market to make it economical for a company to make them

@Khorne_of_the_Hill

5 жыл бұрын

They could make a C&B version without much trouble I'd think

@christophernemeth421

5 жыл бұрын

If they made the center barrel 45 Colt/ 410 bore shot shell it would be legal just the the Taurus Judge revolvers

@AshenTechDotCom

5 жыл бұрын

hell, i would love to see a .22LR version with a 410 shotgun for center....i would re-design it so a normal 410 shell would fit, probably make something inspired by this thing, (both versions), for me, a .22lr would just be alot of fun, and could be setup to have ALOT of rounds, i can also think of ways to avoid problems with burning your hand...several that wouldnt take much work to create today, and could even be prototyped using a 3d printer.., im no trained eng, but one hell of a practical eng, and....as soon as i saw this i thought "i would love to have the chance to come up with a .22lr+410 inspired by these things, also..im the kinda guy who dosnt need "stopping power" to find a gun fun and even useful....being able to aim means i could use a damn pellet rifle for self defense if i had to..( i have one that could kill a man, not kidding... it shot a plastic pellet threw both sides of an OLD metal storage cabinet... the poly pellet was stuck all the way into the wood fence 18 feet away.) i actually was looking at this, and thinking "im weird, i just keep thinking i could design a gun that was used a double row/layer cylinder, for my uses .22lr for the outter, and inner 410,i would need some hardware in hand to get an idea, but im guessing 4-6 410 shotgun shells, and a sizeable row of .22lr along the outer edge, and easily could change that to having for example 30-06 rather then shotgun rounds, tho...i would just load up diablo shaped 410 slugs in the shotgun barrel, .22lr for plinking, 410 slug for "fuck you, right in the ass/face"....(a buddy of mine made a mold so he is able to make diablo pellet shaped slugs for his 410 revolver pistols (and one that he got at auction shockingly cheap...thats a long barrel 410 shotgun revolver pistol with stock/forearm/butt rest/support, not a full shotgun by any means but, a weird piece of gunsmithery, he found out, it was made for a fellow who had become wheel chair bound, and with the help of a gunsmith and fire arm company they came up with something that let him go shooting with his friends and even bird hunting with his electric scooter/chair, after getting to fire it with both shot and retail slugs, and his slugs...its amazing fun to shoot, with the diablo slugs its amazingly accurate, with the slugs he made from crushed carbide machine cutting bits and lead/epoxy/crystal casting.... my god... not only does it kick much harder then you would expect, it hits harder then you would expect as well...(he makes a "slug" thats smaller then the size hes after, then, that goes into a 2nd mold he made, that has standoffs to hold the smaller version in place, he then fills and makes a new slug that fits the barrel and wont fuck it up, thanks to a well know channel here on youtube he got really into this stuff, but on a purely enjoyment level, not on a "make videos of my creations" level.....we keep telling him to make up a flat rate box of stuff to send the guys in oregon for testing on video. this guy also made me some pure copper .177 cal pellets for my pellet rifle..that are HEAVY, he melted old pennies and romex remnants into his .177 diablo mold....they are brutal, not even joking...fucking insane...as a test, he shot an old dead cars wind shield in his barn, from over 100feet away....threw the windshield, out the back window, and into the barn wall... with a gammo hornet...just....brutal.

@robertkennedy7527

4 жыл бұрын

You can buy a fully functional reproduction. www.emf-company.com/store/pc/LeMat-c555.htm

@therugburnz

4 жыл бұрын

@@Khorne_of_the_Hill Yeah, C&B weapons are rarely firearms. They may,if large enough in the bore,be destructive devices? I do want to add; Even though C&B are not firearms, they are weapons and may prevent them from being concealed lawfully or legally. In not your attorney or even a attorney. Call your attorney in your State/jurisdiction before concealing anything nor powerful than a pen&ink.

The cartridge revolver must be one of the most steampunk guns I've ever seen, but in particular it looks like an ideal movie gun just because it's so eye-catching. If you had the right equipment to reload for it, I expect it would be loads of fun at the range, especially if you could run a 3-gun match with only two guns! Or if you really wanted to get crazy, your revolver could be the LeMat cartridge revolver, your rifle could be the LeMat rifle, and you could use both shotgun barrels for the shotgun targets.

@MrHws5mp

9 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking "that's so steampunk" as I was looking at the revolver. Nice one!

@rajendraramoutar9999

5 жыл бұрын

Looks capable and deadly beautiful .

@rajendraramoutar9999

5 жыл бұрын

Yes straight out of a vampire movie.

@helmuttrum4302

4 жыл бұрын

@@rajendraramoutar9999 9p9p

@BrotherBarakiel996

4 жыл бұрын

Its looks like hellboy's gun lol

A hangun hybrid shotgun. 10/10

"Ugly" That's quite subjective. That gun looks beautiful man. The concept has so much potential for even more too.

@fritzdaddy-135mmgetstagger4

2 жыл бұрын

Uhh no it looks ratchet

@reimuhakurei2123

2 жыл бұрын

i do like it

_I know what you're thinking, punk. "Did he fire nine tines, plus the 20 gauge, or only eight?"_

@nokki25

4 жыл бұрын

If he hasn't fired the 20 gauge first, eight or nine tines wouldn't matter. The punk would feel pretty lucky.

@youkyuu2402

4 жыл бұрын

This is one of those trust me you'd know situations lol

@lagspresso

4 жыл бұрын

I can only hear this in Carol Channing.

I think I'm in love. That cartridge firing one is beautiful, so bulky, so many shots.

This is the revolver the "Man in Black" used in Westworld

@BoZoiD57

7 жыл бұрын

Ian's got a video on Ed Harris' LeMat revolver

@TheCaptainSplatter

4 жыл бұрын

A little fantasy though since the gun looks like a muzzle loader but uses cartridges.

@herbderbler1585

4 жыл бұрын

Jayne Cobb used one in Firefly as well, though his was slightly kitbashed to look more sci-fi.

@JuvieRecord

3 жыл бұрын

Here from Westworld.

@johntye1652

2 жыл бұрын

Same as the doc from death lands eh... James axler

Those both look like weapons straight out of a steampunk novel or a video-game. I could see them being used in Hellboy for some reason hahaha. They're just so massive and over the top compared to the typical "old revolver". I mean.... 9 rounds of center-fire pistol cartridges AND a shotgun round??? I think the carbine is my favorite but really... what amazing inventiveness and engineering and what amazing pieces of history. Thank you as always for sharing this with the world. Amazing channel.

Looks like Hell Boy's gun but cooler. I would totally own one of these cartridge capable models, oh I love the carbine as well.

my friend told me i had rare and expensive taste. he's a gun nut, i'm not. flipping through one of his catalogues of guns, i see this piece and go "oooooh, this one i like! it's as subtle as a car crash!" (this was before i knew it packed shot as under-barrel, which was icing on the cake) the reality check i got when i learned more about this gun was painful. still want one, though. as an aside, anybody's got 50 spare grand they'd lend me? i need it for.... a thing.

@Jake_Steiner

5 жыл бұрын

Get a Pietta repro for $900.

ugly? i think its beautiful!

@zachmiller9175

9 жыл бұрын

***** you have your right to an opinion. I dont care but you have your right

@MCTales89

9 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think that the cap & ball version is beautiful, but the cartridge version is fugly.

@neranusa1

9 жыл бұрын

zach miller kinda steampunky

@drakozozhaeternus2840

9 жыл бұрын

MCTales89 Agreed, but not as elegant as the Walker Colt.

@scottbruner9987

5 жыл бұрын

Didnt you know, ugly is the new beautiful.

Alright, this is hands down the coolest video you have done yet. Lematts are among my favorite platforms of all time. I just love the way they look and operate! Thanks for this video

@BurnTheNuance

9 жыл бұрын

LeMat, stupid auto correct.

"The gap which no one has ever really solved all that well..." *looks over at his Nagant revolvers*

@Bialy_1

2 жыл бұрын

Looks over complete lack of people that are willing to copy this "well" design...

So I'm years behind, but Ian if you see this: I've fired the Tarus Circuit Judge, which solved the "hand forward of the cyclinder gap" problem with a pair of wings around the bottom of the cyclinder. My buddy and I never got burn from it. Highly recommend firing one if you have not, tons of fun (much more so than the Judge pistol imo).

If it weren't for the expense and legal issues that come with pistol-sized shotguns, I'd love to see some cartridge firing reproduction LeMat revolvers.

I'm not really into guns in general. I like these videos for the technical and historical info. That being said, these are pretty damn cool.

@Kez_DXX

3 жыл бұрын

Well, as Ian said, there is at least two Italian companies that make reproductions of cap and ball revolvers. I think the LeMat goes for about a thousand dollars. So If you ever decide that you want one, they are out there. I haven't checked to see if the cartridge LeMat has been reproduced though.

It feels like Ian is whispering this hold episode. ASMR Forgotten Weapons

I love looking back at these old videos. It’s October 2021 and to see how Ian has grown is crazy lol. Much respect

I had no idea there was a cartridge chambering version! How cool, and its amazing that its not just a rechamber, but a completely redesigned gun. Fascinating.

Thanks, Ian. I have seen some of the most interesting weapons in your videos. Please keep them coming.

That cartridge-firing LeMat revolver looks badass.

I think I'm in love with the concept behind that revolver.

I love the cap and ball version. I loved it so much I went and bought a non-firing replica. Such a cool gun.

Love the LeMat guns, thank you so much for sharing these beauties ^^

@joshuazoldschool4720

5 жыл бұрын

When he points that 11mm barrel above the gaping shotgun barrel...and can you just imagine what that looked like with big ol fat chunks of lead in them barrels... Literally made my guts a little quezy. Certainly would have sucked to have had that be the last thing one every saw...👍👍

Finally, a LeMat, which is probably one of the first oddball guns I have come to know and appreciate in my life. I believe there's another example of the centerfire model, the type X or something along the name, with two separate hammers forming an "X" shape. Thanks a lot Ian.

Duuuuuude, I LOVE old guns like these! THANKS FOR SHARING IAN! You're the best!!!

Those centerfire guns are really fascinating. I gotta say that this channel has given me a lot of great ideas for weapons in my fiction.

I've always loved the LeMat revolver. Just... i dunno. It has to be my favorite, just for the mix of feasibility of use, and how interesting a concept it is. plus how big it is compared to say the Colt Army. Just interesting to me. Never knew about the centerfire version. And I sure as hell didn't know about the carbine. Very awesome to see the evolution of my personal favorite. And the bulky look, though definitely ugly compared to the sleeker cap and ball, is oddly charming. But as you said. Really nice to see all 3 in the same place.

Wow I'm so glad I saw this one, I've never known before that Lemats shoot shotgun shells. All three models of this gun are stunning to look at

Oh, how long I was looking for such a review of centerfire LeMat! There are pinfires everywhere.

man, i remember the first time i found your channel ian, and its been a blast seeing you find even stranger guns

Cool as hell you are preserving history that's mostly hoarded and so rare I thank you so much

Ian, Thank you, and R.I.A., for adding these remarkable pieces to your firearms history channel. For decades I've longed to see an example of a cartridge-firing LeMat, then you come up with a revolver, and also a carbine! It would be a great thing for the gun-nuts like me if the buyer/s allowed you to tape a live-fire video.

Another rare find! I have seen a few LeMat revolvers at gun shows but have never even heard of a Lemat carbine. Clever design and machine work was impressive for the era. Keep up the great work Ian.

That LeMat Centerfire is the Elephant Man of pistols. Holy crap, that thing hit every branch of the ugly tree coming down.

@DFX2KX

9 жыл бұрын

And then the ugly tree was cut down and made into a pile of Ugly bats. The pistol was beaten with every single one.

@davemarkiewicz1846

9 жыл бұрын

DFX2KX Kinda really makes ya want one, eh?

@DFX2KX

9 жыл бұрын

DAVE MARKIEWICZ yes. Yes it does. It's just so ridiculous that it's awesome.

@davemarkiewicz1846

9 жыл бұрын

up until this point, I had only seen the LeMat in books. It was the beginning of the dual-ammo guns. (.38spc/9mm/.357mag changable idea). To know that they are manufacturing them again speaks volumes!!

@elgostine

9 жыл бұрын

it actually, especially the cartridge version, has a very steampunk feel to it , do you get that vibe at all?

I like it has lots of rounds and if you do run out , beat them to death with it.

@robertallen6253

6 жыл бұрын

Taurus has tabs by the cylinder gap to prevent the burn problem

The most awesome review yet. Who knew there were cartridge Lemats?

Oh thank you thank you thank you Ian for this video lesson on the LeMat weapons. The original ranks as of the iconic weapons of the war between the states and I have a keen interest in it for various reasons. Thanks again!

the nagant revolver solves cylinder gap fairly well.

@sebastijanglozinic8630

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the system comes inherently with a very heavy trigger pull.

I've been watching this channel like crazy catching up on all the vids. It's fascinating. The most interesting channel in YT imo. my interest in firearms has waned in the past 25 yrs, but you got me all jazzed up again. Great stuff! Really!

Thanks, Ian. Wouldn't mind having a chance to shoot the carbine. One more fascinating firearm to add to a long list of "Guns would like to shoot".

all of those guns are extremely sick. I don't know about needing the shotgun part, but the bulky steel and high capacity and just brutal manly look is everything. I love these guns

I would like to see a cylinder rifle that uses the Nagant 1895's sealing system. That would solve the problem, right?

@870Slager

8 жыл бұрын

+Oscar Floyd I think it actually would, but the sealing system in the nagant made the trigger mechanism very over complicated, making the trigger pull incredibly clunky.

@benm5913

8 жыл бұрын

+TheUplander1896 Pieper Revolver Rifle out of Mexico. On the FW website. Ian said the trigger pull wasn't bad.

@SynchronizorVideos

8 жыл бұрын

It would need really specialized ammo, which would probably make it un-marketable.

@MooseHunter330

7 жыл бұрын

Did you know you could suppress those?

@polygondwanaland8390

6 жыл бұрын

Synchronizor Unless you just used Nagant revolver ammo.

i think you are the only one to have a video about the lemat centerfire, but i'm sure as hell you are the only one to show an actual lemat carbine

Personally, I like both the original cap-and-ball LeMat and the cartridge version. Each is beautifully unique in it's own way and I'd love to have either one!

Very Cool Videos! Always so informative and interesting. Love it!

Thanks Ian. I have only seen photos of that La Matt. Its nice to see the features. I hope you find a percussion Carbine to feature some day. It would be cool to have a retro Carbine. I noticed a bandolier ring to sling the pistole.

Love antique gun. Some of the designs they came up with in the early days of firearms, they may not have always worked out commercially etc, but they were at the very least interesting.

I really really like the look of revolving rifles/carbine versions of revolvers

I've seen these two boys for the 1st time in Call of Juarez games. This video brought me some memories back. God damn good memories! :)

I'm not really a gun guy. Your videos are fascinating simply from a mechanical point of view. It's amazing the engineering behind even firearms that are over 100 years old. Excellent videos. Thanx

I always loved LeMats- so visually amazing. I love the hooked version of the trigger guard, even if it isn't ergonomic. It reminds me of that scene in Snatch where Boris the Blade is selling a faulty revolver and he's going "heavy is good- heavy is reliable... if it doesn't work you can always heet him with it". Also, LeMat loved lanyard rings haha

The LeMat Revolver is one of my favorite guns ever

I wish somebody made something like the original gun but for modern .357/.44/.45 and 20 rounds ... Great presentation, thank you!

The cartridge LeMat's look like guns that would be seen in a movie like "League of Extraordinary Gentleman" lol. Ian, As to the problem with revolving carbines and the cylinder gap, I own a Rossi Circut Judge in .45 Colt / .410 bore which has these simple little wing gas deflectors that protect your forearm from the blast. They seem to work quite well, nary a burn even with the hottest loads and 35grs of FFFg. Actually a pretty fun gun to shoot. I'm surprised that nobody thought of the simple little deflectors on all the previous attempts at revolving carbines in the past.

look very steam punky :>

@kwacker45

9 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@Crazymoniker

9 жыл бұрын

***** Yep. Looks like something an Airship Pirate would be using.

@Crazymoniker

9 жыл бұрын

***** Shiny

@simonwatts8338

9 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine is a Steampunk re-enactor, and one of his characters is Captain Dick British of Her Majesty's Airship "The Wicked Lady". And guess what? His weapon of choice is a replica Le Mat!

@ThePageofCups

9 жыл бұрын

Simon Watts >steampunk >re-enactor ... Wha?

Forgotten weapons, is there any chance of you doing an episode over underbarrel shotguns? From the Ciener ultimate, masterkey to the XM26. Not sure if you're limited by what comes into the auction house but I've met a lot of gun enthusiasts who were unaware of underbarrel shotguns. Thanks!

These are incredibly unique. They're honestly beautiful to me.

Another awesome video, thank you so much!

Always thought it would be awesome to remake the cartridge revolver into a top break 44spl and 20ga

That Carbine centre fire cartridge version of the Lemat would be really fun to shoot. What's so cool about it, is that there is no chance of it chain firing and blowing your forehand off because of the ammunition being self contained centre fire cartridges

one of the best things ever seen by this time from the past time :D using a chamber of a barrel as an axle for the 'mag' of another axle. that idea is pretty neat. somehow inspiring. imagine it would've been a break action revolver so you could load an even longer shot shell and faster reloading that beauty. hmmmmm need a lathe...and time. the recoil should be nice and soft because the shotbarrel is right in the middle, where your hand is.

Pretty intimidating looking pistol none the less :-D

Wow! 9 rounds of .44 and a what, 20g shotgun? Amazing.

3 really cool guns! Thanks for the video.

I didn't realize there was ever a cartridge version. I have the Pietta repro of the percussion model, was just cleaning it last night. We had a discussion when Ian did the 5 LeMats a few days ago about how one would go about making a cartridge model and I didn't even think it would be realistically possible mostly because of needing a means of loading the shotgun shell. Can certainly see why those weren't popular.

I think that those looked amazing. I would have wanted that Cartridge Pistol.

So simple yet incredibly genius!

Johnny Ringo on the tv show used one of these. He always had that one extra shot that no one believed he had. Nick Adams.

For the revolving rifle (which is cool, despite its technical hurdles) wear a wide cuff welding gauntlet on the outboard arm. It should protect you just fine from chamber leakage. As for the centerfire pistol variant . . . all it lacks to perfect it is a means of rolling out the cylinder for quick ejection/reload.

These are some cool ass pieces. Awesome.

The cartridge firing version is the one that I'd want. It's a monster! If anyone pulled one of these pistols on you, you really would pap your pants.

Thanks for sharing Ian!!..

I wouldn’t call the LeMat cartridge version ugly. It is very French looking. It looks like something Jules Verne would carry, “Mon formidable révélateur de la mort”.

The Nagant revolver solved the cylinder gap problem pretty well, I would say. It practically is the only revolver where you can put your hand, arm, fingers past the cylinder. There are a couple of revolving carbine with a shield so you can hold it better. They should make a carbine version of the nagant revolver

They're all Sold dude. Well, no wonder, these are beautiful guns.

The rifle version is gorgeous... how much would I love to own one. I'm devoting a portion of my retirement, when it comes, to collecting turn of the century firearms. My first will be a complete Red 9 Mauser...

If I remember correctly, the 11mm Chamelot-Delvigne revolver cartridge fired a relatively light-for-caliber (180 or 164 grain) bullet at BB gun velocities (430 or 620fps) - barely met the stopping power of a .25 or .32 ACP

I must be honest, these guns look awesome! Especially the pistols.

What a PIECE of ENGINEERING ART! WOW! what talent. and craftmanship.

Fantastic Video!!!

Those are really cool. One day I'll have enough cash to collect some of these crazy old firearms.

Would be cool to see a modern iteration. Rossi could probably do it, as they did make the circuit judge which uses a blast shield to address the cylinder gap problem

Work of art

These really scratched my long suffering steampunk itch. You got yourself a sub.

My Italian reproduction LeMat turns heads at reenactments. Wonder if there was ever a muzzle-loading carbine/rifle version of the original?

Fabulous to see them , Thank You..

A nagant revolver style gas system used on a revolving rifle would be pretty neat. Along with the nagant revolver style cartridges.

So when will you be using these two in one of your two gun matches? (Heck, you could do a three gun match with two guns *ponders*)

@NG-VQ37VHR

5 жыл бұрын

🧠💥 🤯

As to the gas through the cylinder gap problem, adding the Nagant M95 revolver gas seal system would fix that! I love the c&b LeMat revolver, and it's on my list. They aren't cheap though! I think the cartridge LeMat is ugly as homemade sin, I like it! Took awhile for it to grow on me, and this video really helped. That carbine is really cool! Makes the Remington and Colt carbines look positively petite!

Beauty is in the eye of the be holder love the later vereion style

This makes me somewhat surprised that nobody has made a centerfire repro of the lemat. Would love to see one in 45lc.

They should remake it in .45/.410

It looks like a piece of art. A complicated steam punk piece too. I think unless you were very well versed with your gun back then that by the time you either reloaded or figured out what was firing when you'd be dead before you got it right.

A good video, but since you mentioned it, can you do a video on the 1873 Chamelot-Delvigne?

Your very privileged to have a chance to hold such rare historical firearms.