Lefaucheux's improvement to fixed ammunition (a case containing cap, primer, propellant and tipped with a bullet) was significant because it was the first example that solved the problem of breech obturation to prevent gas escaping. He patented this new style ammunition that was loosely based on the same principles of Johann Nikolsaus Dreyse's needle gun system. It was this year that a Parisian gunsmith by the name of Casimir Lefaucheux produced the one-part pin-fire cartridge. The story of the Lefaucheux revolver actually dates back to 1832.
Confederate records suggest that 1,000-1,200 Lefaucheux's were purchased. Of these, 12,000 were of the Lefaucheux design. Although 90 percent of the revolvers supplied were American made by Colt, Remington and Starr there were still 14,000 pistols purchased in Europe. Ordnance records show that 359,000 revolvers were purchased in this country. What sets this weapon apart from most of the other revolvers issued was that it was a pin-fire model. One of the more irregular weapons that were purchased by both the Union and Confederate Armies during the Civil War was the Lefaucheux Revolver. As a result, one can amass a relatively large collection of various models. However, there was really no official side arm. The most popular revolver during the Civil War by both sides was without a doubt the Colt Army and Navy models. He especially befriends with sailor Luchkin and helps to save his friend when Luchkin was shanghaied.(Originally Published in the Civil War Courier) The boy is adopted by the crew and named Maksimka (diminutive from the name Maksim or Maxim). In 1864 Russian Imperial Navy corvette Bogatyr during the voyage in Atlantic saves an African boy, the only survivor from sunken slave ship. Maksimka (also released in English as Maximka) is a Soviet 1953 (filmed 1952) adventure movie directed by Vladimir Braun and based on short story by Konstantin Stanyukovich.
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