Original U.S. Civil War Era French M1858 Lefaucheux Navy Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Liège Marked MILITARIA the crew threw overboard every

the crew threw overboard every 'movable piece of equipment - machine guns

Upon his recovery he joined 80 Squadron as Flight Commander

the best known being the "Elliot Carbine"

Sather received the following awards and citations: Purple Heart Medal

Medical Corps and Ruptured Duck patch

Original U.S. Civil War Era French M1858 Lefaucheux Navy Model 12mm Pinfire Revolver - Liège Marked MILITARIA the crew threw overboard everyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Lefaucheux M1858 was a French military revolver developed for the navy, chambered for the 12 mm pinfire cartridge, and based on a design by Casimir Lefaucheux and his son, Eugene (also a gun designer). The 1854 model was the first metallic cartridge revolver adopted by a national government; the 1858 was the first variant fielded. It was first issued in 1858 by the French Navy (as either the Lefaucheux de Marine