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In the tapestry of American firearms history, few threads are as colorful and as intertwined…

In 1837, the U.S. military tested several innovative new firearm designs in a series of…

The Beginnings of Gustav Bloem In the heart of Rhenish Prussia in the city of…

The world of firearms has a fascinating history, with many twists and turns. One such…

Nathan Russell Davis, known as N.R. Davis, was a pioneer in the American firearm industry….

Discover Our Digital Collection; Coming Soon at Lefaucheux.com Welcome to The Lefaucheux Museum, a dedicated…

The 19th century was a time of great change, as the world transitioned from agrarian…

Dellazoppa Frères was a hardware trading company that was founded in Paris, France in 1871…

The Hausbieble, also known as the “House Bible,” was a collection of three German-language Bibles…

The pinfire system marked a turning point in firearms technology, enhancing safety and reliability. But…

H. H. Schleber & Co of Rochester, New York was a manufacturer of thread-wound shot…

L’ALOUETTE CHASSÉE AU MIROIRManufacture française d’armes et cycles de Saint-Etienne 1905 Catalog A lark mirror,…

I recently picked up a Robert rifle and of course had to find as many…

I have not come across many advertising posters like this that mention pinfire cartridges so…

Here is a patent manuscript by Casimir Lefaucheux. It is French patent number 8955 from…

Here is a selection of pinfire cartridges that were loaded with a fireworks charge. These…

This is one of the very few American-made pinfire shotshells. It was patented on 8…

W. & C. Eley Born into a family of silversmiths and cartridge manufacturers, William Thomas…

Kingdom of Sardinia The story of Italian pinfire guns and cartridges begins in the Kingdom…

During the American Civil War, Rolla, Missouri was a heavily garrisoned town that played a…

I recently picked up this pair of pinfire pistols designed by Casimir Lefaucheux. I had…

This article will take a look at a horizontal pinfire cartridge that has been unknown…

Winchesters and Colts are the major focus at gun collecting organizations in Texas and the…

I have had the reprint of this book for some time and always thought it…

I recently took a trip to Germany and France with my wife and I took…

Casimir Lefaucheux Percussion Pistol; from Author’s collection This story of Casimir Lefaucheux’s first pistol begins…

On 12 September 1859, a Norwegian military commission recommend contracting with Eugène Lefaucheux to acquire…

In 1983, the collective knowledge of pinfire firearms was greatly increased when Chris C. Curtis…

Comparison of 9mm Perrin and Galand Cartridges from Author’s Collection A lot of people get…

Adam Rabel of the 116th Ohio Infantry Regiment with a Lefaucheux model 1854 pinfire revolver…

This article will take a look at some of the smallest pinfire guns and cartridges….

Boxes that stored individual examples of the cartridges in the White & Munhall Laboratory Reference…

Colorized by Author C.M. begs to call the attention of Gentlemen to his PATENT FIELD…

This article will take a look at some leather cases for holding, storing and transporting…

Here are a couple variations of the 7mm pinfire revolver made by the Mariette family…

This is a really unique poster detailing the price of each part of a firearm…

This is a really early underhammer pinfire pistol made in 1849 by the French gunsmith,…

The Lefaucheux model 1859 carbine was a small carbine Eugène Lefaucheux made with hopes to…

Here is a selection of factory drawings/blueprints for how Eley Bros made pinfire cartridges. These…

There have been many articles written about Jean Samuel Pauly and his contribution to the…

James Erskine, a gunmaker and inventor from Newton Stewart, Scotland had a prolific career inventing…

August G. Genez was a French Gunsmith that began working in the gun-making industry at…

The Ironmonger & Metal Trades Advertiser was the first trade newspaper. It was first published…

We have examined this cartridge previously in our exploration of the relationship of pinfire cartridges…

The story of Coirier à Clermont is a interweaved tale of partnerships and encounters that…

South American Pinfire Cartridges are pretty uncommon! Pinfire guns had a relatively significant use in…

Journal Des Armes Spéciales 1834 – 1842 Journal Des Armes Spéciales was an important French…

  Charles Millichamp of Presteign, Radnorshire, Wales was a watchmaker who owned a fishing tackle…

One of the most famous American ammunition manufacturers was William Tibbals. William Tibbals was the…

This self-acting, field clock gun was patented in England by William Maund and Charles Millichamp…

In this article we will look at a few American companies who loaded pinfire cartridges….

In our continuing saga of the relationship between pinfire cartridges and the United States, this…

Full box of 16g that I plan on loading and shooting A nice 16g boxwood…