Original U.S. Civil War French M1854 Lefaucheux Cavalry Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Serial Number 34304 Category_MG 34 Accessories original “doughnut hole” USMC buttons

original “doughnut hole” USMC buttons (3 missing)

The interior shows little use

in an article by John Garrett Underhill

At 0100 on August 15th

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Original U.S. Civil War French M1854 Lefaucheux Cavalry Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Serial Number 34304 Category_MG 34 Accessories original “doughnut hole” USMC buttonsOriginal 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 34304 is within the range of numbers of the revolvers imported to the USA during the Civil War (25,000 37,000). The 1854 model was the first metallic cartridge revolver adopted by a national government. Most were produced either at the state arsenal in St. Etienne (MAS), Lige,