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Cutting Edge Military Hardware for Civilians: Manufrance Mle 1892 (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2023-03-31 12:00:02 +0000 UTCWhen the French Army adopted the Mle 1892 revolver, it was a huge improvement over the previous standard from 1873. The new sidearm has a swing-out cylinder, simultaneous ejection, was lighter, and used a high-tech new small bore smokeless powder cartridge. With Army adoption came a tremendous interest for the civilian sector. Civilians heading off to live in the French colonies in Africa and Indochina, military officers and reservists, police agencies, and private security firms were all hot to get the fancy new weapon - rather like the civilian interest in the US Army’s new M17/SIG 320 handgun.
Civilian manufacture and sale began almost immediately, and in total about 88,000 civilian versions of the Mle 1892 were made (alongside 366,000 military ones). Copies were made in Spain and Belgium as well as within France itself. This example was proofed at the St Etienne proof house and sold by Manufrance - although it may well have been assembled from Belgian-made parts to reduce cost.
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Aaron Black
I'm having trouble with research on the subject. Was there a particular reason rance started to turn?
Guido Schriewer
only nice is the ease of cleaning. swiss revolver or a topbreak nambu? sw m+p?
ViejoLobo
The "lugs" are actually machined recesses, designed to accommodate the top of the trigger and so hold the cylinder rigidly inline and in battery when the trigger is drawn to the rear.
Patrick Moran
The ‘lugs’ on the cylinder are unique, please touch on those. Thanks.
Aaron Black
Given the seeming quality amd cleverness of the design for field cleaning...someone should have copied the French for once lol
Aaron Black
Thank you good Sir
Forgotten Weapons
In the 1930s.
Forgotten Weapons
Approximately 120 grains at 750 fps. Pretty comparable to the other European military revolver rounds of the time like 7.5 Swiss and 7.62 Nagant.
EyeBall
The captive takedown screw and the pivoting of the combined side plate and trigger guard is quite clever.
how powerful was the cartridge?
Aaron Black
When did France as a whole begin to change its friendliness towards civilian gun ownership?
