1895 Nagant Revolver!

[Mad Reloader]

Well folks, as of Weds. I finally have one on order.

An 1895 Gas-Seal Nagant revolver in 7.62 x 38R.

Interestingly, this won't be exactly your run-of-the-mill Nagant revolver such as is seen on Gunbroker,com, Auction Arms, etc.

Had option given for manufacture date range, so I decided to go with one from the 1911-1919 timeperiod.

(likelihood of the 1912-1917 "Petrograd" markings from Tula Arsenal, or perhaps the early Soviet Tula stamp ca. 1918-1919...which is very similar to the pre-1912 but with the word "Imperial" left off, possibly one with scrubbed pre-1918 stamping...but hopefully partly legible)

Once it gets here, will have to slug the bore to see what size projo will work best...and p/u some Aguila .32 S&W Longs (BTW, this is the one brand of .32 S&W L that can be fired with best result in a 7.62 Nagant. Pete Korbel, one of my cronies from Phoenix Rod & Gun fires those in his.)

Will let you all know what the sucker looks like when it gets here, and if it's a World War One jobber, a Kerensky* piece, or one from the Russian Civil War.

*(Aleksandr Kerensky was the fellow who --ostensibly-- was calling the shots in Russia from after the March 1917 overthrow of the Tsar to the "October" revolution -- that due to a difference in the calendars used in Old Russia vs. the Modern Era was actually in early November. FWTW. )