Original Civil War Era French M1854 Lefaucheux Cavalry Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Serial Number 22873 U.S. Marines USMC 8 03/26/1944 Watten (#44)

8    03/26/1944    Watten (#44)

The smoke candle carries a white stripe around the body and the designation Nb K 39 B in white stencil

as he was out with a broken ear drum

WWI Doughboy

The stitching has pulled in some areas

Original Civil War Era French M1854 Lefaucheux Cavalry Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Serial Number 22873 U.S. Marines USMC 8 03/26/1944 Watten (#44)Original 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