Casimir Lefaucheux
| Casimir Lefaucheux | |
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| Born | January 26, 1802 Bonnétable  |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | gunsmith |
Casimir Lefaucheux (26 January 1802 – 9 August 1852) was a French gunsmith. He was born in Bonnétable and died in Paris.
Casimir Lefaucheux obtained his first patent in 1827. In 1832, he completed a drop-barrel sporting gun with paper-cased cartridges.[1]
Casimir Lefaucheux is credited with the invention of one of the first efficient self-contained cartridge system in 1836, featuring a pin-fire mechanism. This followed the pioneering work of Jean Samuel Pauly in 1808-1812. The Lefaucheux cartridge had a conical bullet, a cardboard powder tube, and a copper base that incorporated a primer pellet.[2] Lefaucheux thus proposed one of the first practical breech-loading weapons.[3]
In 1846, the Lefaucheux system was improved upon by Benjamin Houllier, who introduced an entirely metallic cartridge of copper brass.[4]
In 1858, the Lefaucheux pistolet-revolver became the first metallic-cartridge revolver to be adopted by a national government.[5]
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Belgian-made Lefaucheux service revolver, c. 1860-1865
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Pepper-box in Lefaucheux system
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Pocket revolver in Lefaucheux system
Notes
- ↑ Rifles of the World By John Walter, p.258
- ↑ Pistols by Jeff Kinard p.109
- ↑ Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact - Page 15 by James H. Willbanks [1]
- ↑ Pistols by Jeff Kinard p.109
- ↑ Pistols by Jeff Kinard p.109
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References
- Henrotin, Gerard Lefaucheux 7mm pinfire revolver explained, HLebooks.com, 2013
- Henrotin, Gerard European percussion & pinfire shotguns explained, HLebooks.com, 2011
