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However, there seems to be some confusion in the
details as the affidavit states the revolver was given
to Kenneth Breeder by his father, John C. Breeder,
in 1936 on his 18th birthday, but Laura Mitchell
Binford (1866-1945) was born just following the Civil War, would have still been alive in 1936, and does not appear to have a daughter married to a member of the Breeder family.
However, Laura Mitchell Binford was the second wife of Captain William Johnson Binford (1846-1904)
who is noted in his obituary as being raised on the family farm in Hanover County, Virginia. His parents
both came from wealthy Virginia families. When he was 16 he enlisted as a private in the Hanover Troop
of Cavalry aka The Hanover Light Dragoon which formed Company G of the 4th Virginia which fought
under General J.E.B. Stuart for part of the war and fought in the Army of Northern Virginia in numerous
battles, including Williamsburg, Second Bull Run, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania,
and in the Shenandoah Valley. Binford was wounded by a saber blow at Kelly’s Ford and at Trevellian’s by a
shot through the body. After spending 8 months recovering, the obituary indicates General Fitzhugh Lee made
him a chief of scouts until the end of the war when he returned to the family farm for six years. He later worked for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and was active in state politics. After his first wife died in 1892, he remarried to Laura Mitchell, daughter of James C. Mitchell of Richmond. Census records list the couple and their sons Ross and Norman as living with Laura’s mother in 1900. In later Census records she was living with her son Ross.
Information on a Private William A. Binford (relation unknown) of Company K, 3rd Virginia Cavalry (2nd Virginia Cavalry) is also included with a note wondering if he was a relative of Laura Mitchell Binford. He enlisted on January 20, 1864, at Prince Edwards Court House as a private and is listed as wounded on May 28, 1864, via a shot through the chest exiting between is 7th and 8th ribs on the right. He was paroled on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House.
CONDITION: Fine with 30% plus original blue remaining on the barrel rings and cylinder and otherwise mostly smooth brown patina throughout, some isolated minor pitting, very and generally rather light overall wear and minimal signs of actual use. The grips are very fine and have crisp checkering and minor wear. Mechanically fine. This is definitely a very attractive Civil War Confederate Second Model LeMat revolver. These revolvers are very hard to come by. Provenance: The John C. Breeder Collection; The Horse Soldier; The Greg Lampe Collection.
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000
LOT 1129
Scarce Bullet and Buckshot Mold for a LeMat Revolver - This distinctive bullet mold comes from the collection of accoutrement expert Robin Rapley. It has a brass body and blued steel sprue cutter with three pore holes and
a ring at the top. The sprue cutter is marked “18” on top, what appears to
be “HEVEREAT” along with “66.” on the bottom, and the right arm is also marked “66.” There are also faint oval markings on the inside of the arms that includes “bte.” It casts two small .28 caliber buckshot balls (approximately
no. 2 buckshot) and a .40 caliber conical bullet. This pattern of LeMat mold
is shown on a few pages of “The Confederate LeMat Revolver” by Doug Adams, including on page 105.
CONDITION: Fine with mild overall wear. This is a seldom encountered accessory to pair with your LeMat revolver!
Provenance: The Robin Rapley Collection; The Greg Lampe Collection. Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
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