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Not your average six-shooter

The name ‘Lefaucheux’ may be familiar to some readers but I’ll wager that almost everyone involved with shooting has seen a shotgun, rifle or pistol built on one of his many patents.

Historically, Casimir Lefaucheux is one of France’s most important gun inventors and is often called ‘the father of the pinfire’. He was born in Bonnetable in north-west France in 1802. In

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