Lefaucheux M1858
Archaeology
Archaeology
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A western style pistol along with bullets and other related items were recovered in the Japanese artificial island of [Dejima](/wiki/Dejima "Dejima"), a [Dutch United East Indies Company](/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies_Company "Dutch East Indies Company") settlement in Japan. They were found outside the wall of the Kapitan's (Captain's) quarters. The Kapitan is the Director of [Dejima](/wiki/Dejima "Dejima") [Factory](/wiki/Factory_%28trading_post%29 "Factory (trading post)").

"The pistol is 31 cm in overall length with a caliber of 1\.3 cm, a revolver of the type invented in the mid 19th century by the Frenchman Lefaucheux."["Dejima Oranda Shōkan: Western style pistol and bullets, and related items"](http://archaeology.jp/sites/dejima/dejima1.html)

A Lefaucheux revolver thought to be the one with which the artist [Vincent Van Gogh](/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh "Vincent van Gogh") shot himself in the chest, resulting in his death two days later, was found proximate to the site of the self\-shooting in a wheatfield near Paris more than 70 years later.


What happened to Vincent Van Gogh after he shot himself with the Lefaucheux revolver?