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Fabrique d'armes Emile et Léon NagantThe "Fabrique d'armes Emile et Léon Nagant" was founded in 1859 by two brothers : Emile (bornin 1830) and Léon (born in 1833). They built a plant in Liège, Belgium, where they startedproduction in the mechanical field. By 1860, they turned their activity to the production of firearms.Liège was a major centre in the world for the development and production of firearms.

By 1877, a very special - in terms of shape - double-barrelledhandgun, including a "rolling block" lock was produced. Thisweapon was to become the very first metallic cartridge handgunto be accepted by the BelgianGovernment to equip its Gendarmerie. This quite rare weapon(no more than some 2,000 were built) was kept in service until1901 when it was replaced by the FN Browning 1900 auto pistol.The pistol was sold on the commercial market until 1910.The cartridge, of 9.4 mm calibre, was created by Bachmann, aBelgian manufacturer.This cartridge is known under the names : 9 mm Belgian or 9.4mm Nagant. The lead bullet of 185 gn weight was paper patchedand inserted into a 22 mm rimmed case with a slight taper. Thecharge was of 15.4 gn of very fine black powder (hunting quality)that allowed for a 646 fps muzzle velocity.

The first steps of the Nagant firm in the revolver field wereclosely aligned with the Dutch revolver model 1873.This handgun, produced by the Dutch Hembrug arsenal and thefirm Beaumont of Maastricht, was partially conceived (the locksystem) by the Nagant's even if it is usually known as aChamelot-Delvigne design.Two models are known to exist. An "Oud Model - old model"equipped with an octagonal barrel. Produced until 1912 before Henri-Léon Nagant

Emile Nagant

Nagant 1877 model



being replaced by a "Nieuw Model - new model"fitted with a round barrel and with a slightlyshorter overall length (11” versus 13”).

The 1878 Nagant revolver was the first of afamily which met success through its adoptionby several European countries and particularlyBelgium. Its was available with a single ordouble action mechanism and was adaptedfollowing the specific recommendations of thecountries that bought it to equip their Army.

The next model 1883 had an improved singleaction lock, and the cylinder external surfacewas plain, without flutes. It was set with a doubleaction lock for Norway and Denmark. By 1886,

appeared an improved version of the 1878 modelwith a simplified lock stemming from the 1883model. The models 78, 78/86 and 83 were alladopted by the Belgian Army in 9.4 mm calibre.They remained in use until 1940.In 1887, a specific model was adapted in calibre7.5 mm for Sweden.

In 1887, the Nagant firm produced a Mannlicherrifle in calibre 8 mm and 7.65 mm. Due to the

complexity of the model, it was replaced by aMauser system in 1888.

The advent of the repeating rifle led theRussian Imperial government to start a searchfor a replacement for their antiquated Berdans.A commission was established to find a designthat would compete with the Mauser, Lebel,Lee-Metford, Mannlicher, Schmidt-Rubin andthe Krag-Jorgensen. They could have neverimagined that the result of their efforts wouldsee service in battle for the next 80 years whilethe other rifles became museum pieces. A

9.4mm Dutch Revolvers showing both sizesThe Nagant influence is clear to see.

Nagant M.1878 - Belgian Military contract -cal. 9.4 mm

Swedish Nagant - 7.5mm cal



Russian army Captain, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin would eventuallyproduce the winner of the competition for a new design.

Mosin's rifle wasn't an overnight success. He began work on thedesign in 1883. His primary focus was on the development of amagazine fed infantry rifle. He submitted several designs forinternal fed magazine rifles to the commission in 1884 and 1885.His initial designs were in 10.6 mm. Between 1887 and 1889,working with the smaller calibre then coming into general useamong European armies, Mosin developed a 5-shot, straight-linemagazine prototype in 7.62 mm; employing the antediluvianRussian measurements of the era it was designated 3-linecalibre. The liniya, or line is equivalent to 0. 10 in or 2.54 mm;therefore, 3 linii equals 7.62 mm or .30 in. (Lapin, "The Mosin NagantRifle")

All of his efforts were rejected until October 1889. The Belgianweapons designer Leon Nagant submitted his 3.5 line (8.89 mm)rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition for testing by the Russiangovernment. Both designers' weapons were tested from 1890through 1891 by units of the Russian Army. Initially, the home team headed by Mosin lost as thearmy favoured Nagant's design. However, Russia being Russia, the votes were overturned infavour of Mosin. The reason behind this move was most likely political. Typical of Russian ingenuityand political deftness, both designs were incorporated into a rifle that featured the Mosin model withthe Nagant designed feed system. This rifle was designated the Pekhotniya vintovka obr. 1891g. orThree-Line Rifle of the year 1891.

Following the success of the Mosin-Nagantrifle, the firm became very well known andaccepted by the Russians. As such, it wascalled upon when the time had come tothink about the replacement of the bulky,large calibre, Smith & Wesson revolvers inuse in the Russian Army.

The new revolver had to keep the same7.62 mm calibre used in the Mosin-Nagantrifle. The firm proposed a new model whoseinnovative technical characteristics stoppedthe usual gas escape between the cylinderand the barrel. This model was eventuallyadopted by the Russians in 1895

Captain, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin

Smith & Wesson .44 “Russian” Break Top RevolverS&W .44 Barrel Showing Cryllic Script



By April 1896, Emile Nagant had become sick, andthe two brothers dissolved the company.Immediately, Léon recreated a new company underhis own name : "Fabrique d'Armes Léon Nagant".By 1896, Léon and his two sons entered into a newindustrial activity : the making of motor cars.Léon died on February 23, 1900, and the companywas then managed by his two sons : Charles (bornin 1863) and Maurice (born in 1866). Thecompany's name was changed to : "Fabriqued'Armes et Automobiles Nagant Frères".On December 23, 1902, Emile Nagant died. Even ifby 1910, some significant improvements were madein to the famous model 1895 revolver, no newinventions in the firearm were developed until all the tools and licenses to produce the model 1895were bought by the Polish Radom arsenal in 1928.

Nagant Handguns That Should Qualify For Section 7.3

The Nagant revolvers of the Belgian Army

By 1878, the Belgian Army adopted for the first time a revolver to be issued to its officers. It wasthe first "pure" Nagant revolver that was wholly designed - and produced - by the firm. Thisweapon, later adopted with variations by many other countries, gave birth to a handgun familyamong which the most famous member was and still is the model 1895 that was adopted - andproduced in vast quantities - by Russia.The Belgian Army Nagant revolvers bore specific markings. Among those was a crownedintertwined double "L" inside a circle, standing for King Leopold II. This Royal marking was struckon the left side of the frame above the handle. Another military marking, a crowned "LH", wasapplied on the narrow front panel of the frame by a military inspector. Also present was a specificmilitary proof marking represented by the EGB logo over a star inside an oval.

Russian Nagant Model 1895 "gas seal"revolver



Bearing a classical ejector rod hanging under the barrel by means of a sleeve rotating around thebarrel base, the model 1878 that is shown below was of solid frame type . When unused the rodwas slid and bolted in a rest position inside the cylinder axis. An easy access to the whole lockmechanism was provided by a removable plate on the left side of the weapon. This plate wasretained by a large screw visible at the top edge of the right wood stock. A letter "A" near this screwindicates the start of the takedown procedure. Each part of the lock mechanism was marked with aletter to tell the user how to dismount it in an ordered way.An ingenious system allows the user to release the main spring tension by merely turning down thetrigger guard. Such practical thinking and design is typical of efforts to gain the favour of militarycustomers who are inclined to choose weapons readily stripped without the help of tools that couldbe lost in the field.

Above Left: Nagant Model 1878 - cal. 9.4 mm.

Above: Right: Nagant Model 1878 StripDown Screw.

Right: Nagant Model 1878 PatentDrawing Showing Trigger GuardSpring Release



The lock mechanism was of double-action (trigger cocking). Asmost revolvers of the same period it included a lot of parts andsprings. The sear for example was a separate part with its ownreturn spring (coloured in red on the patent drawing on theprevious page).

In 1883, a new cheaper Nagant model was used by the BelgianArmy. The cylinder periphery was plain, without the usuallengthwise flutes, and the lock was of single-action type asshown in the two pictures here (the hammer must be thumb-cocked for each shot) This wasprobably to encourage preserving ammunition. Also, the hammer was of rebounding type.In 1886, a new model known as the 1878/86 appeared on the scene with the same simplified action

as in the model 1883 but with a double-actionlock.If we compare this new model with the patent'sdrawing of the model 1878 (page 5), one cansee that all the coloured parts on the drawing -

Internal mechanism of the Nagant Model 1878

The Nagant 9.4mm Cartridge 9.4 mm Nagant cartridges fromleft to right:- Société anonyme de Bruxelles- SA (Sté d'Anderlecht)- SFM Sté française de Munition

Nagant Model 1883 - cal. 9.4 mm



five parts - were suppressed (sear, sear spring, forward trigger spring, pawl spring and hammerstirrup). The lower limb of the main spring was used to action both the trigger and the pawl. Thepawl's axis was machined in such a way that when the main spring lower limb tip bore on it, the pawlwas forced forward.

Nagant cylinders : Mod. 1878 - Mod. 1878/86 - Mod. 1883

Simplified double-action lock of the model 1886



Swedish Nagant 1897 “Husqvarna” 7.5mm

From 1885 on, a Swedish Army commission began an investigation to find a new revolver toreplace their model 1871 Lefaucheux-Francotte. After technical tests were made with revolverssuch as the Austrian Gasser-Kropatschek model 1878, the Swiss Schmidt model 1882, the BelgianNagant model 1878 and another Belgianrevolver proposed by the firm Warnant,the commission retained the BelgianNagant and the Swiss Schmidt forfurther tests. The Belgian Nagant wasthe winner of these complementarytests. The first purchase orders went tothe Belgian firm but by 1897, theSwedish firm Husqvarna started thenational production. The first 350Husqvarna revolvers were sent toNorway which was united with Swedenat that time.From 1898 to 1905, the firm Husqvarnaturned out just 13,732 Nagant revolversfor the Swedish Army. Each wasdelivered with a holster, a spare cylinder,a cleaning rod and a screw-driver. Asmall quantity was also offered on thecommercial market.

Nagant revolvers of the Grand-duché of Luxembourg

Being equipped with Remmington-Nagant Rifles suppliedby Nagant during the 1880's, it was quite natural that theauthorities of Luxembourg turned toward the same firmwhen the need arose for new handguns. At this time thearmed forces of Luxembourg were composed of just 500men, split equally between the Army and theGendarmerie so this was not going to be the largestorder Nagant had received.By 1884, and based upon the request of some officers ofthe Luxembourg Army, the Nagant firm made up somesmall 7.5 mm calibre revolvers. That calibre was alreadyin use by the Swiss army which was equipped with theSchmidt mod. 1882 revolver. The new Nagant revolverwas externally similar to the 1887 model but it includedthe simplified action that would be found some years latter in the Swedish 1887 model. On this newmodel the ejector rod had a lengthier, slimmer, chequered head, and the front sight was ofrectangular shape instead of the usual half-moon.

Swedish Nagant 1897 “Husqvarna” 7.5mm

Mod. 1884 - cal. 7.5 mm



The Army and Gendarmerie of Luxembourgused three different models of Nagantrevolvers :The first one, named "Model 1884 for officers"is shown below. It was identical to the onelatter adopted by Sweden. In 1893, Norwaywas also equipped with the same model butwith a notched front sight

The second model, named "Model 1884 forofficers with safety" was fitted with a safetydevice which locked the cylinder when applied.The same model was adopted by the BelgianMinistry of Justice to equip prison guards.Following the rule which obliged guards toshoot two times with blank cartridges beforeusing live ammunition, this safety system wasdevised to allow the cylinder to be locked in a position so that the two blank cartridges were thefirst to be struck after the safety was released. As seen in the two pictures below, it is just a leverwhose front arm engages a cylinder chamber when the safety is on.

The third model was named "gendarme revolver or Model 1884 for gendarme". It was a 1886model fitted with a double-action simplified lock but the cylinder was plain (not fluted) as on theBelgian 1883 model. The calibre for this model was the 9.4 mm Nagant. A special feature of thismodel was the barrel length which was 20 mm longer. The front sight shape also was different butthe rod ejector remained thesame as those on the other smallcalibre models (The Belgian Army9.4 mm models were equippedwith a different ejector rod).

Another special feature of thismodel was the possibility to addto it a removable bayonet, slid in

Model 1884 with safety - cal. 7.5 mm



a sleeve, and retained by a spring blade bearing a lock stud. The sleeve was attached at the endof the barrel and held in place by a screw behind the front sight. It could remain permanentlyattached. The bayonet blade, of 10.5 cm long, had a cross section. It could be removed by liftingthe spring blade retainer.The reason for the unusual barrel length was to allow the ejector rod to be pulled out fully with thebayonet holder attached. Therevolver was put on the commercialmarket around 1890 and met withfairly good success among targetshooters who appreciated theprecision that could be obtainedwith the longer barrel.The whole kit included a leatherholster that could hold the revolverwith the bayonet holder installed onthe gun. A long cylindrical pocketstitched near the ammunition pouchwas also provided to store thebayonet.

This ability to fix a bayonet to ahandgun was not unique. Many early single shot percussion and flintlock pistols had bayonetsfitted to swing out at the side or underneath the barrel for use after the shot had been fired.However it was not common with revolvers and it was probably this model Nagant that inspiredCaptain Arthur Pritchard to patent a bayonet from a cut down Gras bayonet for fitting to a WebleyMKVI and persuade WW Greener of Birmingham to manufacture them.

Bayonet Mount for Nagant Model 1884 for gendarme

Characteristics ofNagant RevolversSupplied toLuxembourg

Mod. 1884-87 officer Mod. 1884-87 safety Mod. 1884-87Gendarme

Total length 236mm 236mm 285mm

Barrel Length 92mm 92mm 131mm

Cylinder Type With Grooves With Grooves Un-Fluted

Capacity 6 6 6

Calibre 7.5mm 7.5mm 9.4mm

Type of Lock SA + DA SA + DA SA + DA

Features Cylinder Safety Removable Bayonet



Serbia

In 1890, an official commission based in Belgrade was charged with examining the variousrevolvers produced by European and American firms. The recent decision by Sweden to purchasethe Nagant model 1887 in calibre 7.5 mm drew the attention of the commission.After a series of tests at the shooting gallery of Banjica, the commission which was leaning towardsthe Nagant revolver of small calibre, chose it, but some modifications in the design were asked forby the Ministry of War. On July 8, 1891, the Nagant was adopted under the name of Model 1891.

A contract was signed for an order of 12,000 revolvers with accessories and ammunition. Thoseguns were to be issued to the troop, and reserve officers. Regular officers had to personally procurethe same model at their own expense.The firm Nagant immediately started production and the first deliveries began the following year.The total delivery was completed by 1898.One regulation dated February 4, 1895, defined the holster's characteristics. They had to be madeof leather with an ammunition pouch for 15 cartridges (7.5 mm). The Military plant of Kragujevacwas first given the holster production and then was asked to produce the ammunition. By 1896,Kragujevac production had reached the figure of one million cartridges per year.

The Serbian Nagant M1891 was very similar to theSwedish M1887. It enclosed a double-action lock,screwed on octagonal barrel and the cylinder surfacewas grooved. It also had some special feature as anadditional bolt notch (red circle) at the middle-length ofthe cylinder and the loading gate (arrow) which actedas a safety.

The cylinder locking on this model Nagant revolver works in the following manner : When the triggeris depressed pulled to its rearmost position, the trigger stud referenced as "a" on the drawingreaches the apex arc and engages one of the stop notches running on the periphery of the rearcylinder's ring. One chamber is then perfectly aligned with the barrel. When the trigger is fullyreleased, its front referenced as "b" engages the stop notch on the median position (red arrow). So,



in both positions trigger, fully depressed or released, the cylinder remains locked.

The loading gate safety is activated or released by the movement of the loading gate lever. Thelever notched ring that passes through an opening machined in the frame wall (brown arrow on thedrawing). When the gate lever is lowered to start the loading procedure, the lever ring notchengage rotation, a groove that is machined on the rear arm of the trigger (blue arrow) andimmobilizes consequence. By the camming effect of the ring notch sliding inside the groove, thetrigger is stop in such a position that the front stud (b) is disengaged from the cylinder middle stopnotch who having the rear stud (a) reach its uppermost position and block the cylinder with one ofits rear notches. As a result, the cylinder is free to rotate while the trigger is locked. The loadingoperation becomes safe with no possibility for the trigger to act upon the hammer.

Loading Gate on Serbian Model 1891 Nagant Revolver

Nagant Model 1891



Model 1895 “Gas Seal” Revolver Cal. 7.62

Probably the most famous and certainly the most numerous Nagant handgun is the Model 1895“Gas Seal” Revolver. A seven shot single or double action revolver with a unique “gas seal” systemthat potentially increased the power of the special 7.62 x 38R cartridge.Ordered by Tsar Nicholas II to replace the aging Smith & Wesson .44 revolvers it was chosenmainly because Nagant had already worked with Captain, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin to develop theMosin-Nagant Service Rifle. It continued in Soviet production until 1945.It was a Nagant 1895 that was used to execute the Tsar and his family in 1918 and also to shoot,but fail to kill, Rasputin, who it is believed, had to be finished off with a trusty old Webley .455.The revolver was well liked by the OGPU, NKVD, KGB, and Vietcong as it could be effectivelysilenced with the Bramit Device.

When Nagants were issued to a Red Army unit, the first priority was to establish each weapon'spoint of impact. For revolvers that were to be issued to regular soldiers specially selected marksmengenerally conducted the firing. In the case of Nagants issued to officers and NCOs, those to whomthe particular gun was given did the firing.Four shots were fired in single action mode, either offhand or from a rest at a range of 25 meters. Itwas expected that the resulting group measure no more than six inches in diameter, and be nofurther than two inches from the point of aim in any direction. The firing range commands seemeddesigned to prepare the soldier for the worst eventualities he might face. "AT THE DESERTER,FIRE!" was typical.Thus zeroed, the bullet would strike dead on at 25 meters, 1.5" high at 10 meters and about 2" lowat 50 meters. A contemporary Soviet manual issued with the Nagant advises that suitable targetsincluded enemy soldiers at ranges of up to 50 meters who "suddenly appear out in the open."Preference should be given to the "closest and most vulnerable" targets and "for the most reliabledestruction of the enemy," the aiming point should be a vital spot, "the stomach, chest or head." Themanual states that the competent soldier should be able to get off seven aimed shots in no morethan 20 seconds. Cavalrymen were instructed to train their horses to the sound of the shot and "inpeacetime, to the appearance of targets at which firing will be conducted."

The “Gas Seal” feature was“borrowed” from anotherdesigner, Henri Pieper, withoutpermission. In simple terms itworks by moving the cylinderforward as the hammer iscocked and seals the gapnormally found between thecylinder and forcing cone of astandard revolver. Thecomplete the seal a specialcartridge is used which ispushed into the gap when thecylinder is moved forward andthe neck then expands when

The Pieper Cartridge (left & centre) is 41mm long compared to 38.8for the Nagant



the charge is ignited and the bulletprojected down the barrel. Thecylinder remains forward until thetrigger is released.The Pieper system had a superiorloading system (swing outcylinder) but a slightly morec o m p l i c a t e d “ g a s s e a l ”mechanism. Both systems reliedon a unique 7.62 mm cartridge.

An unusual feature of the Nagantis a breech lock. To add such adevice into a revolver presented amajor challenge.First, the whole system had tofunction automatically, and also Ithad to play its function withoutnotably modifying the weapon'sshape or weight. Nagant managedthese requirements perfectly andproduced a truly magnificent featof 19th century engineering.

Commercial production 7.62×38R (right) in comparison with .32Smith & Wesson Long and .32 H&R Magnum

1 : breechblock / 2 : bolt pieceTwo parts were designed to play the role of breechblock andbreech bolt. The breechblock (1) rotates around a post and is

pushed into position by the bolt piece (2) which slides in avertical track machined in both sides of the frame.



1. Barrel2. Cylinder3. Cylinder Pin4. Cylinder Pin Sleeve5. Cylinder Pin Spring6. Double Action Fly7. Double Action Screw8. Double Action Spring9. Ejector Rod10. Ejector Rod Sleeve11. Ejector Rod Spring Stop12. Ejector Rod Screw13. Firing Pin14. Firing Pin Pivot15. Frame

16. Grip Set 16b Grip SetWood

17. Grip Insert Screw18. Grip Nut

21. Grip Panel Screw22. Hammer23. Hammer Block24. Hammer Pivot25. Hand26. Lanyard Ring27. Lanyard Ring Stud28. Lanyard Stud Pin29. Loading Gate30. Gate Screw

31. Gate Spring32. Gate Spring Screw33. Main Spring34. Recoil Plate

36. Side Plate37. Side Plate Screw38. Front Sight39. Trigger40. Trigger Guard41. Guard Retaining Pin42. Guard Screw

The Bramit Device

The original Nagant M1895 sound moderator was patented and manufactured by the BrothersMitin and was called a Bramit Device and was a friction or bayonet twist type fit onto the muzzle.They went on to design patent and make sound moderators for both revolvers and rifles for thesoviet armed forces. The name Bramit Device has been applied to all subsequent incarnationswith the exception of modern screw-on types.

Original push on and twist Bramit Device

Full lengthBramit Device.



In 1929 the brothers V.G. and I.G. Mitin ( . and . ) applied for a further patentunder the name “Revolver for soundless shooting utilizing the principle of directing the bullet throughwashers of increased diameter”.

The revolver witht h e s i l e n c e rdevice requiredcar tr idges o fs p e c i a lconstruction. Inthe case of astandard revolvercartridge was abullet of smallerd i a m e t e r(probably 5.6 or6.35 mm) backedby a specialwasher (sabot).The additionalmuzzle cylindermounted on themuzzle of the gunhad an openingcorresponding tothe caliber of theb u l l e t s ma l l

enough to catch washer. When shooting the bullet with the washer moves through the barrel, butwas then caught in the supplemental cylinder. The washer plugged the exit through thesupplemental cylinder and the gas was retained in the volume of the barrel. This hopefully blockedthe exit of powder gasses.

During the return of the cylinder of the revolver to retracted position, the cooled powder gassesescape, making no noise. On the next shot, during the hammer cock both the revolver cylinder andthe supplemental cylinder move through 1/7 revolution. After firing all seven cartridges in therevolver, the shooter had to empty the spent cartridges from the cylinder and the washers from thesupplemental cylinder.

The patent was obtained for the soundless revolver on 28 February 1931.

Revised version of the Bramit Device



“During World War II, a small number of Nagant revolvers used by Russian recon and scout troopswere outfitted with a variety of sound suppressor known as the “Bramit device.” The Cheka, NKVD,and KGB were known to use the silenced Nagant for assassinations. Silenced Nagant revolvers,modified in clandestine metal shops, also turned up in the hands of Viet Cong guerrillas during theVietnam War as assassination weapons. There is an example of a silenced Nagant M1895 in theCIA Museum in Langley, Virginia”. Marshal Voroshilov’s personal pistol, equipped with BramitDevice was on display in St Petersburg in October 2010

Because the Nagant 1895 has a unique “Gas Seal” these sound moderators can only be used withthis firearm. They also have a very short life as they use rubber washers as baffles and last onlyabout 20 shots before having to be refurbished.

Modern screw on sound moderator. NOT a Bramit Device



Comparison of the power of the Nagant 1895 and the 7.72x38R cartridge and their contemporariesHandguns S&W Russian Nagant 1895 St Etienne 1892 Browning 1900Lock system Single-action SA and DA DA Semi-autoTot. length 320 mm 234 mm 239 mm 163 mmBarrel length 178 mm 114.5 mm 117 mm 102 mmWeigth unloaded 1170 g 780 g 840 g 615 gRifling 5 right 4 right 4 left 6 rightRifling step 508 mm 240 mm 240 mm 240 mmCapacity 6 7 6 7AmmunitionName .44 S&W 7.62 Nagant 8 mm Mle 92 7.65 BrowningTot. length 35.6 à 36.2 mm 38.8 mm 36.5 mm 25 mmCase length 23.5 à 25.5 mm 38.8 mm 27.2 mm 17.2 mmTotal weight 21.3 à 22.0 g 12.3 g 12.0 à 12.5 g 7.85 gBullet weight 15.9 g 7.0 g 7.85 à 8.0 g 4.75 gPowder weight 1.49 PN 0.53 SF 0.75 PN / 0.30 Tbis 0.20 SFTrue caliber 10.7 à 11.2 mm 7.8 mm 8.2 mm 7.9 mm

Initial speed 230 m/s 300 m/s 225 m/s 270 m/sEnergy 43 kgm 32 kgm 20 kgm 17.5 kgmStopping Coeff. 40.4 Stp 15.5 Stp 11 Stp 8.4 StPPerfor. Coeff. 45.7 Perf 66 Perf 37 Perf 35.6 Perf

Ballistic

Nagant Revolvers

Model 1883/86 (Bel) 1884 (Lux)Mod. 1884-87

Gendarme (Bel &Lux)

1887 (Swe) 1895 (Rus)

Type Gate LoadingRevolver

Gate LoadingRevolver



Gate Loading GasSeal Revolver

Calibre(s) 9.4 mm 7.5 mm 9.4 mm 7.5 mm 7.62 mm

Barrel Length 4” 4” 5.2” 4” 4.5”

CylinderCapacity 6 6 6 6 7

HistoricImportance

AestheticQuality

TechnicalInterest

ParticularRarity



Examples held at Under Section 7.3

Model 1895 Gas Seal Revolver

This example of a Sovietbuilt Nagant started lifein the Tula factory (TulskyOruzheiny Zavod) 200miles south of Moscow.However, as OperationT yp ho on ( Ger ma ndesignation of theattempt to destroy theRussian capital) nearedthe area of Tula in Dec.1941 the whole factorywas “moved” east.This gun finished it’sproduction in 1943 in theIzhevsk MechanicalPlant.

Model 1895 Gas Seal Date of Manufacture 1943Barrel Length 4.5” Capacity 7Calibre 7.62 Length 9.25 “Cartridge 7.62 x 38R Weight Unloaded 1.8 lbManufacturer Izhevsk (Nagant) Serial Number B 469



Swedish Nagant 1897 “Husqvarna” 7.5mmThis fine example of a Swedish made Nagant Model 1897 is one of only 14,000 ever made

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Model 1897 Date of Manufacture 1903Barrel Length 4.5” Capacity 6Calibre 7.5mm Length 9.25 “Cartridge 7.5mm Nagant Weight Unloaded 1.8 lbManufacturer Husqvarna Serial Number 10078

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