In Civil War Reenactment circles, they sey the proudest day for a participant is the day he gets his Lemat. The second proudest day is when he gets rid of it....![Smiley :)](https://www.cascity.com/forumhall/Smileys/cowboys/smiley.gif)
They ARE in fact very beautiful pistols, in my opinion......
I can relate to that ....bought a pair Back when Navy Arms first offered them ... The deal was pay $100 up front when the guns were completed you were informed via letter and you sent the remaing $250.
The wait was just about 1 year, both Cavalry Models arrived #'s 336 and 661. Beauty's both right out of the box, timing was perfect but took a long ,strong thumb to cock them.
Lost the dam
shot wad tamper out of 661 the very first Reenactment, made a new one and learn a slight bend in them
added enough friction to keep them in place.
Used them about two years, sold one at Gettysburg 125th reenactment and traded the other for un- fired Colt 2nd Gen 51 Navy which I still have 25 years later. Certainly no longer and long since un-fired
![Grin ;D](https://www.cascity.com/forumhall/Smileys/cowboys/grin.gif)
Proud to have owned them, and proud they went to new homes.