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LeMat disassembly is really not much different from that of nearly all of those European open-top revolvers of the late 19th century, including pinfires and the little "velo-dog" revolvers (which are not actually "Velo-Dog" unless chambered for the 5.6 Velo-Dog cartridge).
Where Colt pushed the barrel onto the base pin and secured it with a wedge, the European makers screwed the barrel onto the base pin and fixed it in place with a screw or pin into the frame at the bottom. In most revolvers, the base pin is relatively small (1/4 inch or so) but in the LeMat it is the shotgun barrel. Same idea, just a whopping big base pin.
Jim
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