7mm pistol

[FinsnFur]

Ever see one of these babys?

[slagmaker]

interesting!

got anymore info?

[FinsnFur]

Yah A lot! 

[slagmaker]

well shucks!

[FinsnFur]

I figured there'd be others that knew about this too

[bigben]

There was one of these on red jacket when they had the show. I cant remember how many shots it was. I believe it was a french firearm as well?

[slagmaker]

i did some investigatiin and foud that it is a variation of a french firearm. other than that....

[FinsnFur]

Casimir Lefaucheux,  a French Gunsmith, from the early 1800s, developed the pin fire metallic cartridge from 1820 to 1830 and patented it in 1835 was credited with the invention of one of the first efficient self-contained cartridge systems featuring a firing pin mechanism. Thanks to the handy work of Jean Samuel Pauly no doubt

Casmirs son Eugene took to things and began developing several firearms which utilized his fathers creation. Including the Model 1854 revolver, two years after his father Casimir had passed. The Model 1854 was chambered for 12mm.

The 20 shot 7mm pictured above is the handy work of Casimirs son, Eugene.
Since the invention of the revolver in 1836 by Samuel Colt, it's said that many gunsmiths not happy with Colts 6 shot patent, sought out methods to recreate the revolver to accommodate more rounds.
And in 1864, Eugene Lefaucheux did just that.

Source: http://www.vincelewis.net/20shot.html

There's also some interesting reading on that site about the actual cartridge his father created. I didnt know the firing pin stuck out THE SIDE of the cartridge.

[slagmaker]

yep pin fire. i saw an adaptor that made it posible to relode pin fire ammo using precussion caps.

thanks for the history lesson jimbo