A front sight was positioned just aft of the upper barrel muzzle. The trigger was a slim lever extending down and curved outward to accept the proper trigger finger angle. The grip itself was a curved affair with grip pattern to promote a better hold. The hammer was a large single piece and set high about the rear of the body, just ahead and above the pistol grip. The cylinder was set in an "open-frame" design, meaning that there was no bridge present across the top of the cylinder itself - it being left exposed. In this design arrangement, the operator was supplied a distinct advantage for the revolver featured a hefty ammunition capacity.Įxternally, the Lefaucheux sported a noticeably tall profile, necessitated by the large cylinder.
The hammer was large to work the two barrels though only one barrel at a time could be fired with each successive action. In addition to this unique two-layer cylinder design, the Lefaucheux 20-Round also featured two barrels, these arranged in an "over-and-under" format. This French handgun instead made use of a 20-shot rotating cylinder set up in two rows of ammunition with the inner cartridge chambers spaced closer together than the outer chambers. The Lefaucheux 20-Round was one of the notable attempts at designing a revolver that offered the operator a pistol with more than a standard cartridge cylinder housing five- or six-rounds of ammunition.
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