Antique Military Revolvers

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I'm building a full list of Antique Military Revolvers. (I'm building a website about antique handguns, and would love to add more handguns......if you have and own pictures of a gun that I do not have online, and you would be interested to have it featured, please send me a PM....all pictures will be credited to the person sharing his/hers pictures)

What I have so far are:

France:
MAS 1873 Revolver 11mm
MAS 1874 Officer Revolver 11mm
MAS 1892 Revolver 8mm

Germany:
M1879 Reichsrevolver

Sweden:
Husqvarna Model 1887 7.5mm

Switzerland:
Model 1882 Ordnance revolver

UK:
Webley MK I
Webley MK II
Webley MK III

I know that there's a lot of US military handguns too, but I'm not fully sure what was military and what was not...

Many thanks!
 
I assume you mean under Canadian law?

US:
Colt 1860 Richards-Mason Conversion
S&W 1875 Schofield

UK:
Adams Mk.I
Adams Mk.II
Adams MK.III
Tranter 1878 Army Model
Enfield Mk.I
Enfield Mk.II

Belgium:
Nagant M1878
Nagant M1886

Serbia:
Nagant M1891

Norway:
Nagant M1883

Italy:
Glistenti M1874
Bodeo M1889

Germany:
Reichsrevolver M1884

Austria-Hungary:
Gasser M1870
Gasser M1870/74
Gasser-Kropatschek M1876

Russia:
Smith & Wesson 1871 Russian Model
Nagant M1895

Japan:
Smith & Wesson New Model Frontier
Meiji T-26


Brazil and Argentina used Nagants in .44 caliber, but I'm not sure of the model. If you just mean 19th century revolvers, obviously there'd be more.
 
Here are some others I came across and will share with you :

Germany:
M1879 Reichsrevolver (long barrel)


U.S.
S&W First Model Double-Action (DA)
Remington No4 pocket revolver

Great-Britain/Belgium:
Bulldog and Velodog revolvers (a lot of different variants out there)

Belgium:
French 1892 Ordinance Revolver Copy (low quality, mainly sold to Uruguay)


P.S. Great idea on making such a website... this is exactly the kind of reference Canadian antique firearms collectors need!

:)
 
Thought of a few more.

US:
S&W 1869 American

Switzerland:
Model 1872 Ordnance Revolver
Model 1878 Ordnance Revolver

Sweden:
Lefaucheux M/1863
Lefaucheux M/1869-79
Francotte M/1871
Chamelot-Delvigne M1884

Netherlands:
Hembrug M1873 Old Model
Hembrug M1873 New Model
KNIL M1891

Mexico:
Orbea-made S&W Russian copy

Spain:
Orbea-made S&W No.3 Double Action copy in .44-40

Denmark:
Fagnus M1880

Montenegro:
Gasser 1st Model Montenegrin (AKA M1874)
Gasser 2nd Model Montenegrin (AKA M1880)

Saxony:
M1873 (11mm caliber copy of a S&W No.2 Army)

Turkey:
S&W Russian Model in .44 Henry Rimfire
S&W New Model Frontier in .44 Henry Rimfire

Japan:
S&W Russian Model
(Also, my listing of New Model Frontier was wrong, it was the New Model No.3 listed previously, not a Frontier model)

Argentina:
Forehand & Wadsworth Old Model Army (must have been very small numbers as only a few hundred Old Model Armies were made)
S&W New Model No.3
 
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Keep in mind the British officers could purchase there own side arms so alot carryied webley wilkinsons and tranter 1879 army revolvers ect ect.
there was alot used in diffrent battles or wars.
Webley No 4s
Webley army express
Tranter 1878s and 1879s
Webley wilkinsons 1892 models and others.
Ihave a Colt DA 1878 in 455 that was bought by a british captain and carried thruout his life in the british army even when he became a colnel.

not sure if other countrys let there military officers buy there own side arms but england did.
 
Thanks 762mm.......yes that site will grow to something quite interesting for sure..... lot's of work ahead! :)

Thanks again Nyles! (that's just awesome......but I will die poor if I want to collect them all) ;)

DOOK, thanks for the heads up.......will visit a few stores tomorrow to get a copy! :)

Dingus, many thanks for everything so far dude........ :)
 
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