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French Le Mat pistol by Denix Westworld Man

£79.99 £66.66

The purchase of this product is restricted.

This item has a shipping restriction, so it can only be sent to a U.K. mainland address via Parcel Force Courier (this excludes the Isle of Man, Isle of Scilly and the Channel Islands which we cannot ship to because of flight restrictions). Replica gun, if the item is a replica gun you must be over 18 years of age. By purchasing a replica you are agreeing to an age verification check by ourselves through Experian. Your order will not be sent until an age verification has been completed by ourselves.

The French made Le Mat pistol was one of many weapons purchased and imported into America by the Southern states from European gun manufactures.

The replica Le Mat made by Denix has the following features:

  • Working action.
  • Hammer can be cocked.
  • Pull the trigger and it dry fires.
  • Loading ram rod moves up and pushes into the cylinder which on the real revolver would compact the charge.
  • Cylinder moves.
  • Lanyard hole at the base of the pistol grip.
  • Black plastic grips.
  • Gun metal colour.

The French made Le Mat pistol was one of many weapons purchased and imported into America by the Southern states from European gun manufactures.

As this firearm has a mechanism and appearance of before 1870 it can be sold to any persons over the age of 18 years upon receipt of valid ID.

It does not come under the VCR act, so you do not need to be a member of a re-enactment group to purchase this replica. We will contact you for verification of your age and we will require a photo or scan of ID showing your name and age to be emailed to us after placing your order before we can dispatch your order.

The replica Le Mat made by Denix has the following features:

  • Working action.
  • Hammer can be cocked.
  • Pull the trigger and it dry fires.
  • Loading ram rod moves up and pushes into the cylinder which on the real revolver would compact the charge.
  • Cylinder moves.
  • Lanyard hole at the base of the pistol grip.
  • Black plastic grips.
  • Gun metal colour.

 

During the American Civil war the Confederate Army was always short on weapons so they tried to purchase as many as possible from Europe.

The French Le Mat pistol was a 9 shot .40 calibre revolver with a second barrel below the rifled pistol barrel. The second barrel was a .63 calibre shotgun barrel so the Le Mat would also fire a single shot of buckshot!

The Le Mat was carried and favoured by Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart (Jeb Stuart") and was reported as firing a volley from his Le Mat revolver into the 5th Michigan's troopers at the battle of Yellow Tavern in Virginia which helped to scatter there ranks and stopping the Federal advance, during this engagement Jeb Stuart was shot and later died.

The Confederacy manage to purchase and import 1,500 Le Mat revolvers through Paris and London.The LeMat can be seen in the following films; "Last stand at Sabre River" and "The quick and the dead".

It has become more popular since it was used in the TV series "Westworld" by the man in black played by "Ed Harris". It was also used by Jude Law in the film Cold Mountain.

Denix product code: 1070.

Please note this is one of Denix's earlier models when they made repliacs as wall hanger decroartions. so the castings and working mechanisms  are not as refined as the newer models.

Specification
Weight (g) 2001.00
Brand Denix Replicas
Restricted Product? Yes
Affiliation American

Due to shipping restrictions we cannot ship gun magazines, inert bullets or replica guns outside of the UK. We can only send them to a U.K. address (excluding the Isle of Man, Isle of Scilly and the Channel Islands which we cannot ship to because of flight restrictions) via Parcel Force Courier.

You must be over 18 years of age to purchase a replica gun.

By purchasing a replica gun, you consent to an age verification check by Experian to ensure age compliance. If this age check fails we may contact for further information or cancel the order.

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