MAS 1892 Revolver 8mm - Last French Antique Revolver

The last french military revolver to be considered a prescribed antique, the MAS 1892 was a big improvement to the 1873 and 1874 Chamelot-Delvigne revolvers made by the Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS).

The 1892 was chambered with a new cartridge of 8mm replacing the weak 11mm that was chambering both 1873 and 1874 models.

Here is the serial numbers for the 1892 french revolver

Year      Serial number    Director/Controller initials
S1892    F00001                P L
S1894    F38000                M L
S1894    F42000                M B
S1897    F99000                M B
S1897    G00001                J B
S1900    G47000                L B
S1903    G99000                L B


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The Swiss Model 1882 Ordnance Antique Revolver

 

The Swiss Model 1882 Ordnance Revolver was designed by Colonel Rudolph Schmidt and manufactured by the government-owned corporation Waffenfabrik in Bern, Switzerland between 1882 and 1929.

These well made double action revolvers of the 19th century were chambered for the 7.5 Ordnance cartridge (7.5 mm) and have been in service with the Swiss Army until 1949.


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Swedish M1887 Husqvarna Nagant Antique Revolver

The Swedish M1887 Husqvarna Nagant Revolver is a rarer antique revolver since the original contracted order of 2600 Nagant Model 1887 to equip the Swedish Army was manufactured by the Fabrique d’armes Émile et Léon Nagant of Belgium, and the Husqvarna M1887 Nagant revolver was manufactured starting only in 1897 in Sweden.

This beautiful Nagant six shots double action revolver was using the 7.5mm Swedish Nagant cartridge.

There were only 350 of these revolvers manufactured in 1897, making this a very rare antique revolver for Canadian collectors.

American collectors have a better chance to get one of these real nice antiques since 5750 were manufactured before 1899, and many offered on the market are in excellent condition.

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Interesting and Rare British Antique Revolver

 

This interesting and rare British Revolver is a Schlund Double-Trigger .476 Revolver made by Kynoch in Aston. I saw this beauty for sale on AdamsGuns.com today, and I am sure it won't stay there long before an antique revolver collector picks it up!

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Antique Revolvers For Sale

 If you are into collecting antique revolvers, make sure to have a look at what's available on Antique Handgun's Marketplace. Right now there's a nice Colt SAA, two Webley revolvers including a rarer RIC and a US Model 1836 pistol.

German Antique Mititary Handguns

German Antique Military Handguns can count on more than revolvers since the Mauser C96 Broomhandle pistol was invented and produced before 1899, making it a rare antique pistol.

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British Antique Military Revolvers: Webley

Webley MK I

Webley MK II

Webley MK III

These three Webley British Military Revolvers are considered antique handguns. The MKI, MKII and some early MKIII fall in the antique category in Canada, and the US. Antique handguns always bring a higher price than non-antique on the handgun market.

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