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The Nagant revolver Model 1895 - Historic details

The international renown of the firm Nagant was closely linked to its commercial success with a favorite

customer : Russia. Nagant had made a decisive step and secured a favored position within Russian

military circles with the issue of the Mosin-Nagan model 1891 rifle which was developed together with

Colonel Ivanovith Mosin.

Lйon Nagant was also most certainly aware that the old Russian heavyweight Smith & Wesson service

revolver, in .44 caliber, was likely to be superseded in a relatively short period of time by a more modern

and handy small caliber weapon as that was the trend throughout Europe.

Russian Smith & Wesson (Belgian AMI revue)

He therefore proposed to the Russian authorities that they test the service proved Belgian and Swedish

models and a totally brand new one embodying a quite original "gas check" system. The new weapon was

Nagant Mod. 1895

The first developments in the Nagant firm regarding the new revolver dated back to the start of the 1890's.

Another Belgian firearms maker, Henri Pieper, had already by that time designed a revolver of its own, in

caliber 7,62 mm, functioning with a similar device but with a better loading system relying on a left-

swinging cylinder embodying a star shaped collective extractor. However the internal Pieper mechanism

was generally considered to be an intricate one and therefore potentially too "fragile" to gain the favors of

military customers. These particular "gas seal" Pieper firearms were also found in the form of revolving

carbines.

The Pieper 7.62 mm ammunition is 41 mm long (Nagant : 38.8 mm).

Externally, the new Nagant revolver looked quite similar to its predecessors. The main differences were a

forward movable cylinder and a specifically designed cartridge, whose bullet was seated deeply inside the

case. This very long ammunition, which protruded of some 2 mm out the front of the cylinder's chambers,

ammunition 7.62 mm Nagan (Fiocchi)

http://www.studionet.it/mori/mori.htm

total length

38.8 mm

bullet length

16.4 mm

total weight

12.3 g.

bullet weight

7.0 g.

powder weight

0.53 g.

real caliber

7.8 mm

crimping diam.

7.0 а 7.8 mm

case base diam.

9.0 а 9.1 mm

rim diam.

9.7 а 9.8 mm

initial speed

300 m/s

energy

32 kgm

Russia, under the reign of Tsar Alexandre III (1881 - 1894), after having adopted the Mosin-Nagant 3 lines

(caliber 7.62 mm) rifle, launched a survey to find a new handgun that could validly replace their Smith &

Wesson .44 service revolver. Several models were tested, among which the French Saint-Etienne model

1892 revolver. Finally, in 1895 (under the reign of Nicolas II), the Nagant "gas seal" model was adopted.

Before the Belgian production of the 1895 model had begun, in 1889, Emile Nagant became blind and left

Commercial production of the 1895 model was also launched along with the production for Russia and

both were fitted with a double-action lock. The weapons devoted to Russia, upon their entrance in the

country, were controlled and proof marked on the right side of the frame with the Imperial Eagle

surmounting the number "II" standing for Nicolas II. On several 1895's made in Belgium, the original front

sight - bearing a notch - was later replaced by the current half-moon type of the Imperial model made by

the Tula arsenal.

By the end of 1899, following an agreement allowing Russia to produce the weapon, the first home-made

revolvers left the state arsenal of Tula. These guns did not bear any mention of Nagant's patent. For

economical reasons their lock was of single-action type (beside reducing the number of parts, firing in that

mode is lengthier and as such prevents the spraying of costly ammunition). The front sight was half-moon

shaped to ease the draw from the holster.

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From 1899 on, one can say that the revolver Nagant mod. 1895 actually became a Russian weapon. The

production would last until the end of WW II.

Depending upon the time period, one can find different markings on these revolvers. Those produced

under the Tsar reign bear the mark : "Imperial Manufacture"

Imperial Firearms Manufacture of Tula - 1902 -

Imperial Firearms Manufacture of Tula under Peter the Great

From 1915 on

After the Russian 1917 revolution, new markings in keeping with the new political regime appeared. Some

of the previous markings found on Tsarist revolvers were punched out to erase the mention of the Imperial

origin of the state arsenal of Tula.

First line of the marking, punched out

Soviet Tula markings - from 1924 on -

Soviet Tula markings - from 1929 on -

Soviet Tula markings - from 1944 on -

All of the Russian 1895 revolvers manufactured after the revolution were fitted with a double-action lock.

The shift from one lock to the other was easily made on the single-action model by adding a catch to the

hammer's breast and slightly changing the shape of the sliding breech bolt. Many single-action Imperial

revolvers were upgraded with a double-action lock by private gunsmiths even before the revolution.

The Nagant revolver Model 1895 - Historic Details.pdf

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