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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