Since the collapse of the berlin-wall, many kinds of firearms which were rarely available before, are now pouring towards the west from former soviet countries. Among those is a very interesting revolver that has a "gas seal" System which was designed by the belgian firm nagant, and dates back to 1895.

The historic details of this unique handgun are not very well known even though it was produced in vast quantities - some 2,000,000 pieces - by Russia until the end of WW II ?

The Nagant firm was in its day one of the most renowned firms in the European light firearm's business.The success of its "gas seal" revolver model 1895, is undoubtedly due to its official adoption by the Imperial and later Soviet Russia. But the firm Nagant did not enter the business in 1895. Before the model 1895 was issued, there was a whole family of revolvers starting with the model 1878, adopted by Belgium, and ending in 1910 with a quite rare "gas seal" model fitted with a side-swinging cylinder.

With this ebook, you will be able to follow step by step, revolver by revolver, the unwinding of the historical facts relating to the firm Nagant with a particular focus on the mechanical principles that were put together to obtain a unique handgun which many people have now the chance to own at a very low price.

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The Nagant firm history
- From firearms to automobile.

The Nagant revolver Model 1895 - historical recall
- The first developments.
- The Nagant and Pieper's cartridge.
- Russia under the reign of Alexander III.
- Licence of production to Russia.
- Markings on the model 1895.
- Shift from single to double-action mode.
- Variations of the model 1895.

Takedown of the Nagant Mod. 1895
- Takedown procedure with pictures.
- Trick to ease the hammer takedown alone.

Mechanical principles of the revolver Nagant Mod. 1895
- The answer to gas leakage at the barrel-cylinder joint.
- The 7,62 mm Nagant ammunition.

Lock of the revolver Nagant Mod. 1895
- the revolver Nagant model 1895 owns a true breech lock.
- Animated sequence on the locking process.
- Shooting in simple and double action.
- Rebounding hammer.
- Animated sequence about the double-action mode

The performances of the revolver Nagant Mod. 1895
- One can first criticize the tremendous trigger's weight.
- A Russian trick to greatly diminish the trigger's weight.
- An obsolete loading system.
- The Nagant 7.62 mm cartridge comparatively to the others.
- How to use of the .32-20 Winchester case for reloading.

The Nagant revolvers of the Belgian Army
- Specific markings.
- The model 1878 in caliber 9,4 mm.
- The 9,4 mm Nagant cartridge.
- The model 1883 in single action.
- The model 1878/86 in double action with a simplified lock.
- The model 1883 in double action.

Belgian Army revolvers holsters
- five models presented.

The Nagant revolvers of the Grand-duché of Luxembourg
- First model termed "Officers Mod. 1884".
- Second model termed "Mod. 1884 for officers with safety".
- Third model or Mod. 1884 for gendarme.
- The removable bayonet.
- Table of the different models compared.

The Swedish Nagant revolvers
- The Swedish model 1887 in caliber 7,5 mm.
- The Husqvarna production.

The Serbian Nagant revolvers
- The Serbian Nagant Mod. 1891.
- Technical characteristics of the Serbian model.
- Specific markings

The Nagant revolvers of South America
- The South American Nagant in cal. 11 mm.
- The .44 Nagant Brazilian (11,2x20R) and .440 Nagant Argentinian (11,2x22R).
- The South American Nagant revolvers compared to the Belgian 1878 to 1886 models.
- Table of comparison.

The Nagant revolver Mod. 1910
- When Léon Nagant passed away.
- The Nagant brothers decided to improve the model 1895.
- Characteristics of the model 1910

Nagant's patents about firearms
- Patents list
- The current value of the Nagant revolvers (B&B sales)

Bibliography

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