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Nagant M1895 revolver
Description
A Belgian revolver adopted by Russia, whose cylinder moved forward against the barrel when fired. It served Russia and the USSR for half a century.
Historical use
- Imperial Russian Army
- Second World War
Technical data
- Year
- 1895
- Service
- 1895–1945
- Country
- Belgium
- Maker
- Nagant y Fábrica de armas de Tula
- Designer
- Léon Nagant
- Type
- Revolver
- Mechanism
- Revolving cylinder
- Calibre
- 7,62 × 38 mm R Nagant
- Weight
- 0.8 kg
- Length
- 235 mm
- Capacity
- 7 rounds
- Units made
- ≈ 2,000,000
Source: Wikidata Q872172
