How a LeMat Revolver works

The LeMat revolver was a .42 or .36 caliber cap & ball black powder revolver invented by Jean Alexandre LeMat of New Orleans, which featured an unusual secondary 20 gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of firing buckshot. It saw service with the armed forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War of 1861-65 and the Army of the Government of National Defense during the Franco-Prussian War.
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[@hanacodaiko]

Remember: "Switching to your sabre is faster than reloading this monstrosity."

[@trcksnd6497]

I catch it but LeMat revolvers didn't exist when Sabre was used

[@zal7782]

@@trcksnd6497 …yes it was. It was used by confederate cavalry man in the civil war. Cavalry still used sabers extensively

[@tulipalll]

@@trcksnd6497 yes they did..

[@arandomhuman1996]

@@trcksnd6497 it was literally used by generals and Calvary rarely infantry

[@brendacreek9912]

All cap and ball weapons were slow to reload. 😂

[@Complete_Stranger7050]

Lemat in IRL: Slow ass reload RDO: *I am speed*

[@thatdude034]

Well LeMat did later (but still before RD) make a cartridge version of the LeMat revolver. Although they were rare af.

[@dockyard1797]

The whole war will be over by the time you’re done reloading this gun.

[@lawmsanga9711]

😂😂😂

[@gregsmith7828]

at the time, the only option was a single shot. if you could take out 4 with one gun, in time, you would over take a single shot army. remember, they have to reload too

[@illuminat3379]

@@gregsmith7828 r/woosh

[@gambigambigambi]

@@illuminat3379 dont battle facts with shit jokes. You mofos think war back then was bland and so easy.

[@GiangXuan-cj7lg]

don't worry, it is for the next war

[@immortal6089]

Damn red dead online players reload this like sonic speed

[@Shilobotomized]

They wanted the gun, but wanted it to be more practical than it is iin real life. If players had to reload this gun in full length every time, nobody would ever use it because every other gun has reloads that are 30x faster. To my understanding, they changed the model of the LeMat Revolver in-game to take actual bullet casings (or cartridges) so that it reloads more like the Cattleman Revolver. Although, the shotgun portion is still muzzle-loaded.

[@Filo181.]

@@Shilobotomized Dont know you are blind but model in the game have no loading port like cattleman or not opening cylinder like other guns if you look coutiously you can see player using the reloading thing on barrel of the gun its muzzle loading but its rdr, characters have super human reloading skills even cattlemans reloading much faster than real life. In real life you eject and reload all round manually. caharacter in rdr hold the bullets extact and reload the new ones all with one hand other hand holding the gun its not a sim just a arcade game.

[@Shilobotomized]

@@Filo181. Well sorry if I didn't use the LeMat in first person and observed how it was reloaded at high speeds. My point was that the reload NEEDS to be fast so that it can be a viable weapon. Like you said, it's not a sim it's an 'arcade' game. I mean, we agree on the subject. so what is there to argue about?

[@MsFrostitute]

@@Shilobotomized I agree with your last comment

[@xmo552]

Kiddos

[@wondledonkey]

Say what you want about the practicality, it's a beautiful design!

[@tuxstfilms7547]

wondledonkey And for a cap and ball revolver it’s perhaps one of the best designs there is but it wasn’t issued on a wide scale so I’m not sure about that statement but nine shots is better than six in my mind so. plus the extra shotgun barrel

[@AbesamisM]

It’s just cool lookin.

[@robertharris6092]

All revolvers loaded like this before the invention of cartridges...

[@chique8525]

@@tuxstfilms7547 q

[@iono5556]

Really? I think it looks pretty ugly

[@editorstube4219]

remember, dying and respawning is always faster than reload

[@tingley428]

To all those (like me) spoiled by quick mag changes, complaining about how long to reload; A- 10 total shots was super high capacity in a time when most had single shot muskets still B- with practice could be loaded as fast as a Navy Colt C- from what I've read mostly officers carried these as last resort/self defense considering they were usually surrounded by their own infantry D- regardless of it's specs now, when it was new, compared especially to other pistols, it was a major force multiplier. If I were alive back then it's the handgun I'd wanna pack PS- I've known about this gun since I was a kid in the 80s, not from red dead lol

[@TheBiggest2004]

Not to mention one shot would blow a hole straight through someone.

[@kiirolozanogarcia3003]

i don’t complain, but thanks for the info

[@guts-141]

Looks like a pain in the ass to reload all that

[@nazarenosilva4478]

Better than reload after every single shot.

[@guts-141]

@@nazarenosilva4478 true But once you ran out You'll be dead before you get a chance to load the whole thing

[@kjellringstrom6217]

@@guts-141That´s what the center barrel are for. If surprised vile loading the other chambers you have that one if some one sneaks up on you.

[@Absovec]

Hell yeah it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fambg2aBZpZ6qtU kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnSYnqqFf5d-nsk

[@valandes1861]

@@guts-141 you dont need to load all the chambers at once. You can just load one for emergency

[@user-gr5me8xw3p]

It was still much more effective than single shot muskets. Crazy times when officers and cavalrymen had such an advantage over regular soldiers

[@gabrielboi3465]

Some soldier had them as personal weapons

[@snickerbars4129]

Jesus Christ.. ....! I can only imagine the pain in reloading this during a fire fight.....!

[@zanetora8095]

You dont. You carry about 7 diffrent revolvers. Shoot it till its empty and draw another one

[@nobody-cy8vn]

@@zanetora8095 the problem is that its was expensive

[@zanetora8095]

@@nobody-cy8vn if you could afford a lemat then you can afford a bit.

[@thanhaq98]

At least you're luckier than musketeers. 1 shot, 1 reload. I suppose at that time only officers and cavlary have pisol

[@mikesavage8793]

It would which is why those who had such guns often had multiple guns. It would have been an officer's sidearm or cavalry, both of which tended to come from the more wealthy of society and could afford the advantage. Even before revolvers came about, cavalry often carried multiple single-shot handguns, several on their person and more on their saddle.

[@YoshiIsHitokiri]

Rockstar gonna make this look unreal when it comes out in red dead online. The reloading animations in the game are absolutely crazy

[@YoshiIsHitokiri]

Cameron0717 probably true. Unless they skip half of the reloading process to a shorter version that wont make any sense to the gun

[@cammy8580]

And you were (probably) right about the shorter reload, it’s now out and it’s reload is like 6 seconds long

[@YoshiIsHitokiri]

Cameron0717 yea I got it. They obviously didn’t bother doing the whole thing and 6 seconds already feels long😂

[@tarun.108]

Revolver+Shot Gun

[@ferhatyildirim5925]

7ş 6@666@66@66 6.666655@7##9369

[@jakdatboi]

How the Lemat revolver was made A musket A shotgun And a revolver all had a baby

[@TheUnclefester13]

They forgot to show the loading lever breaking off while reloading. Most times the loading arm was removed because it was essentially useless. This is the second model leant, the first model had the loading lever on the opposite side like most of its contemporaries. Much stronger design.

[@OutandDown]

“I can only imagine reloading this during a firefight!” Actually, with your surplus ammo capacity, you’d probably just wait for THEM to reload.

[@oijosuke9879]

The real truth on how the CSA lost the civil war: *They took too long to reload their gun*

[@nunyanunya4147]

you do realize that ALL firearms at this time where single shooters right? long barrels had to be reloaded between each shot. its why the bayonet was standard issue. for fucks sake they issued SWORDS to infantry.

[@OneGuyIKnow]

@@nunyanunya4147 the CSA had rifles like kentucky rifles used from the American Revolution. While the Union had faster loading trapdoor springfield rifles and repeaters

[@REDACTED887]

We'll the south didn't do too bad. I mean the North suffered more than double the causalities the south had. Note: North out numbered the south 5-1

[@REDACTED887]

Just saying. 🤷‍♂️ i have a friend from Massachusetts and we debated this quite a few times. South lost but the North didn't get the W easy. South also had wayyyyyy better commanders and generals.

[@AverageXennpai]

Mah gawd you guys know what joke is?

[@tj-hero]

oh i got it never use LeMat in world war 3

[@Pot-nm6ir]

@Merc Kitsuné r/Wooosh

[@chadkingoffuckmountain970]

@@Pot-nm6ir there was a joke?

[@peppermillers8361]

Why would you use an obsolete gun in a modern day war?

[@knightwind5967]

Might as well, sticks and stones, out dated firearms in a battlefield of radioactive rubble.

[@vandematram1315]

Till the people of that time reloaded this gun, he might be forgotten why was he fighting for.

[@dronespace]

Lol

[@pirategamer3243]

The rebel infantry certainly did when the war became about slaves rather than independence, especially since most rebels didnt even own slaves.

[@mrxcman9272]

1 This revolver is mirrored, the loading lever should be on the right side if the gun, not the left. 2. Paper cartridges were very popular for cap and ball revolvers. Very few people actually used loose powder

[@name-ex3tn]

Most were on the right but at some point they were manufactured by different people and they put the rod on the left

[@kosmique]

finally somebody uses the word "loose" correctly.

[@than217]

Really surprised the center second barrel design never took off in other guns.

[@M92FSINOX]

Just imagine, after reloading and dodging bullets simultaneously, you are just about ready to get back into the fight when you slipped and dropped the gun into a puddle and then comprehend, that actually happened. You will just about lose all fighting will at that point, I'd imagine.

[@mahirshahriyar545]

That would be hilarious 🤣🤣😂

[@MrCatous]

Actually if you reload cap&ball revolver with right size ball and if you use good percussion caps it will shoot even if you submerge it in the water for a while.

[@Snubrevolver]

Notice he put a plug in after the charge and the lead ball in front. It could have withstood being dropped in water briefly as the water would not reach the powder and the caps are self contained.

[@ronaldomoura1932]

To me, it would be a sign of luck. If i werr to fight in that day, i would probably die, but the universe said: nope, go to safety

[@kermitgray61]

Imagine being a Calvary soldier with four of these, and a carbine. Riding directly into a line of infantry that only had one shot!

[@bastionunitb7388]

I love this weapon in red dead 2 especially dual wielded Having 20 shots ready fire off is great But man are they cheating on the reload times I know why they did this. To keep gameplay fast and exciting but it's crazy how slow this thing is compared to it's in game depiction

[@feathersswissfield8514]

A good shotgun too.

[@blackknight1168]

They kinda cheated by applying the real life factor of it taking paper cartridges rather than the old fashioned “fill the damned thing with black powder, replace the percussion caps, and ram the round in the damned thing.”. Instead, they put the paper cartridge (which contains the black powder and the ball), then ram it in. I think they skipped replacing the percussion caps on purpose, but then again, maybe in the world of RDR the le mat revolvers have all been converted to contain a firing pin conversion? I don’t know

[@lucaguida4286]

​@@blackknight1168 probably. thats why theyre so fucking expensive

[@MrHouse-yo1uw]

@@blackknight1168 You haven't seen the reload animation in hunt showdown

[@artin_rn99]

@@MrHouse-yo1uw but the hunt’s version of lemat is heavily altered

[@OttomanLebanon]

I Love the Lemat Revolver its so unique like 2 guns in one. But damn look how long it takes to reload no wonder confederate officers hated it.

[@maxdukhovskoy1406]

Commander:"we're being attacked!" Soldier:"oh shoot, I didn't reload my revolver!" Commander:"start shooting" Soldier:"yeah, hold on" Commander: *gets shot* Soldier"k, I'm done, what did you want me to do?"

[@legendofthewest3120]

Imagine reload this in a middle of a fight

[@MattII33]

I love this gun, one of my favorites from the 19th century. I’m honestly kind of surprised that the 9 round cylinder didn’t become standard in modern day revolvers.

[@randydelgado2686]

9 rounds makes for a pretty big cylinder. I have one of these bad boys and it's huge and heavy. I think modern revolvers went to a standard 6 or 5 (occasionally 7, much less occasionally more) because it's the optimal configuration to get that many rounds into the cylinder while still retaining a good amount of steel in between them, in an overall smaller package.

[@User-ot1cg]

play rdr2

[@falconeye577]

This video was great The handgun as also made in the cartage fire model, not just the Cap and Ball I have always been on the lookout for one

[@nicoclaasen2161]

De beste film over revolver uitleg die ik gezien heb!

[@dustybunny6716]

Should carry 4 on you at all times. Probably take all day to reload them, but I find it fascinating to see a mini shotgun in a revolver.

[@RAMON-pv8ej]

I must say its good when you reloaded it earlier than reloading it still from a nearby enemy

[@truck6859]

Awesome animation. Thank you very much.

[@conorolaf1762]

Educational and very well done video.

[@marcoantoniosenzanoarteaga1857]

Imagine reloading while under pressure of enemy fire and also pressure of the enemy closing in on your position

[@gl2swe789]

the thing i love with it is the shotgun

[@BarberShave19]

This is why I only use cartridge conversion revolvers. Never was a fan of cap & balls.

[@Earth517Phoenix]

That’s one hell of a reload surprised I haven’t seen this in call of duty

[@234dilligaf]

Excellent video

[@sonnysantana5454]

would like to see this classic piece of hardware remade by the great dan Wesson in modern metals in a 9' round cylinder and in 4' different calibers and the shot gun round a 410' shell

[@valmm666vampire]

Shotgun is 20 ga

[@tonyromano6220]

Amazing weapon.

[@777Guitarmaster]

very smart construcion , I like it .

[@dracenut8915]

I would enjoy a modern lemat with newer hardware: ie. Cased ammo and break action/cylinder release. But it has to be able to have the big barrel with it and capable to shoot with ease to reload

[@jamesgarlick4573]

Thinking up one for my brother, 44 magnum with 12 gauge middle barrel and top break reload. Also thinking of moving the shot barrel switch on the trigger to the middle since it will be using all modern ammo. Not sure if 12ga is too much tho. I'm a total noob so this idea might not even get made, but it sure would be fun to do.

[@dracenut8915]

@@jamesgarlick4573 sounds interesting

[@SB-ue1lr]

Nice illustrated.

[@Shhtick]

Arthur made it look so easy

[@jesusedgargraciamorales9220]

Mañana comenzaré el proyecto gracias por la ilustración saludos

[@AgusThea]

Really cool

[@zenildoabdala7689]

Legal essa simulação. Deu um CHOU.

[@za.dengi.da23]

Good job

[@kklb43]

Revlover’s special metal ball launcher.

[@Braveheartwriter]

The M16 +GL of its time.

[@DoomFinger511]

Was cool seeing the Man in Black use this in the show Westworld. His was modified to take cartridges.

[@wingzero7X]

HES OUT OF SHOTS *chuckles as he switches to the shotgun*

[@ainamagamedova9885]

Damn that invisible figure reload so fast

[@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379]

easy damn nag

[@antyluminatynetzaryn6189]

you know where i can find the lemat revolver´s diagram [ side view, real size ] internal mechanics and all things that i will need to make ? because i want make a hybrid revolver from lemat and single action army or colt navy.

[@fungustheturd4004]

I just imagine that they used to shoot a lot with the larger barrel since it’s just a blunderbuss and much simpler to reload than the cylinder. Or don’t even reload at all and just pick a saber lol

[@GenScinmore]

Percussion caps go on after the powder is loaded? I don't think so

[@nvtandco4827]

I think from the safety point of view loading caps after gun is loaded is more safe?!

[@user-bb4cj2vr6b]

1min reload 3second shooting

[@sniperfaiscaa98]

Muito bom vídeo parabéns gostei 👍👍👍👍

[@insertcreativeusernamehere4954]

Longest reloading time in the world Like-LeMat revolver Comment-musket

[@lesbretonsdominentlejapon2848]

VIVE LA BRETAGNE VIVE LA BRETAGNE !

[@jeremychong9430]

@@lesbretonsdominentlejapon2848 Chill out dude

[@giuseppenasca2091]

Bhot

[@Jorakful]

Obviously the Evans repeating rifle.

[@chicagoted6047]

@@Jorakful Evans is junk. It has a huge loading flaw that could cost you ur life. And if you mean in red dead, its junk there too

[@bajiwolf]

And I thought muskets were a pain, but this... Oh my

[@fmjr8637]

So nice

[@nazarenosilva4478]

Will it fail in high humidity?

[@john34261]

most likely

[@Redasurc]

Probs dont get the powder wet

[@jehoiakimelidoronila6481]

i like the lemat. it inspired me to sketch out a philippine version (i'm from philippines) that is conceal-carry chambered in 9mm parabellum, has nine round capacity, with the barrel maybe an inch longer than the original (which is optional) so you can use it at long ranges. my original idea was for it to fire in .45 acp, but it would make the revolver big so i went to 9mm (one of the available handgun ammunition here in philippines that i think is suited for this gun i designed). central barrel is chambered either in 12 or 410 gage.

[@canadianbaconeer3857]

9mm in a revolver would be highly impractical since 9mm is designed for pistols and revolvers use heavy cartridges since they take longer to load than a pistol, can't hold as many rounds as a pistol and shoot slower than most pistols. .357 Magnum would be a more practical choice as it is literally a 9mm round with a longer case, higher muzzle velocity and more stopping power.

[@jasonmelanconjm]

The chamber is so big with 9 rounds that it would be difficult to consider it a conceal carry. That is the reason many gunslingers used 5 or fewer round chambers in their revolvers. Any more than that and it is too large and heavy to carry around and conceal.

[@valmm666vampire]

20 gage

[@Hot_Sky]

Its take a long time just to reload the gun, the soldier really need backup while reloading.

[@jpb1231000]

GENIUS!!!

[@_pestilence____5657]

I wanna see a modified version of this that accepts .45 and have easier reloads (especially the shotgun part) but that's probably going to be unlikely

[@gersonferreira3973]

Muito bonito esse revolver.

[@atsoarsenalatso234]

Perfect fantastic.

[@TheCowpoke406]

Make one for the Walker or 1851 navy

[@luizandrade5837]

Exelent!!very good!!!👍🏿

[@user-mk7ls9iz2u]

And now I remember reloud in red dead redemption 2 online

[@Vorpal_Wit]

Minor quibble - You would load one chamber lower, and then rotate the cylinder till its under the plunger. The plunger doesnt allow easy access to the chamber thats below it.

[@randydelgado2686]

I was actually wondering about that. Also wondering if it would be faster to load all the powder first then go round a second time and load your balls. So you don't have to keep switching your hand between your powder flask and your balls. Yeah I know... "phrasing".

[@fuwafuwa2299]

As a Black Powder Shooter, lemmie tell yall a few things. 1. While this looks almost comical today, this thing was an absolute BEAST. If the terminator showed up two hundred years ago, this is the gun he'd be sporting. 2. Most guns back then could only load a single shot at the time, with the exception of six shooters. So, consider the scale. The average rifle had one shot. The new fangled revolver had six. And this beast had nine that could be loaded at once, with an additional mini-shotgun payload! That's nine rifles and a shotgun all compacted into a single monster. 3. Yes, this would take FOREVER to reload. But in reality, it'd only take slightly longer than loading the average six shooter, and it'd actually be FASTER than loading a revolver and a shotgun separately. In conclusion, this is the pinnacle of black powder revolvers.

[@Redasurc]

Such a strange pistol

[@EdwardChan.999]

Takes too long to reload, won't be much effective in today's war. But I like the idea of putting a shotgun-like barrel underneath the revolver.

[@1sydman1]

Today's war????? the wright brothers kitty hawk would be much good in a dogfight against an F16 in today's war either lol

[@aliceakosota797]

Bombs are for pussies

[@markbeiser]

I have a working replica of one, the shotgun is extremely uncomfortable to shoot, though not as uncomfortable as it is for anyone in the general direction you shoot it. ;)

[@Snubrevolver]

Well it's from the 1860s so I would guess there has been a few advances in technology since then

[@tuxstfilms7547]

S&W M19 Yeah just a few just some very minor ones I’m sure you can still take out an F-15 raptor one of these revolvers :)

[@Saint_Wolf_]

As a non gunsmith in surprised you don't hear about getting half strikes priming the shotgun without engaging that mechanism.

[@fckgooogle1000x]

The events of Red Dead Redemption 1 will begin by the time this gun finishes reloading

[@cycloopnl]

That's great.

[@nikoslav]

What happens if you try to shoot it without those red cap things?

[@RealSirMikay]

"A good rifleman could reload his gun in 20 seconds." LeMat users: *Visible jealousy*

[@snrkp1709]

Nice

[@Mace2.0]

This was the age before bullets with casings became the norm. For the better because this takes the entire Godfather movie just to reload the whole thing.

[@Mace2.0]

Surprising thing is that caps are still used to this day... Not for lethal force, but for cap guns.

[@beicola2858]

queria saber como era na quela época de trocar tiro com alguem. se fosse eu, eu ai no soco ou na faca antes dele recarregar

[@user-ef6hb1ut4o]

красиво...особенно центральный ствол с картечью.

[@TJ_Low]

Man, imagine a modern one of these shooting 357 magnum and 20 gauge shells.

[@100purenacl3]

Why not do 454 Casul, or S&W 500 with 16 gauge, or 12 gauge (heck, even 10 gauge) shells. That would be a beast

[@GeriIndustrialDesignerPrivate]

educational purposes for explaining virtual design and industrial collection for generations,

[@jenzenigy-mf2xi]

Sick weapon to hurt your bullies!

[@zenildoabdala7689]

SENSSACIONAL, DIVINA IDÉIA .

[@Sinsanatis]

isnt this just a recording of that game world of guns? but dam a revolver with a built in shotgun

[@Barry-gd1cz]

good gun

[@vojtechdostalek1181]

Hallo, is it possible to get the IGEs or STEP model of the LeMat? I would like to build a blank amunition (9x17 Knall blank and 12x70 shotgun blank) conversion.

[@robogun5314]

holy fuck thats why its so fucking powerful in rdr2 from a long range but it doesnt take this long to relod it

[@cipher0006]

Ball ammunition goes right through

[@LeNguyen-kd9xb]

very usefull

[@victorramirezvillanueva638]

Que bellesa!...que buena arma!

[@Trumplican]

i like how the ball ammo just magically appears as the powder is dumped in lol oh well still a cool video

[@Snubrevolver]

At 2:20 you can see the charge, wad and ball being inserted in sequence, then tamped down by the rod.

[@zenildoabdala7689]

Esses São nossos guardiões, o bom e velho amigo que nunca nos deixam só.

[@julianosilva8620]

Q cara

[@hollandjames3543]

Should make one for the Carthage fire lemat.

[@xtr33meghost57]

Imagine someone gets into a fire fight with this gun

[@robinthrill3r7]

Carry preloaded cylinders with multiple firearms at your side

[@D8W2P4]

In it's day it would be the undisputed winner since everything else only held 6 shots and reloaded in the same way (or worse) as this.

[@Snubrevolver]

A rifled musket with a bayonet was the primary weapon. A foot solider would draw a revolver in an emergency and it would not be reloaded in battle. For officers it would be revolver first, sword second.

[@MrZero-er2pg]

Any way a modern version of this can be made that uses cased ammo

[@user-ee3kl2gg8p]

Красивый, оригинальный, остроумный!