I haven't seen any picture of the little beastie, but if it is in fact an 1895 Nagant, I believe the only ammunition you can fire in it is Nagant. It's pricey, but I think Ellwood Epps can get it (noone actually carries it). When you #### the hammer or pull the trigger, does the cylinder move forward? Is there a great, long, beaky looking firing pin? If so, It's definitely Nagant and limited to the special ammunition made for that design. The bullet is seated inside the odd bottle-necked case, flush with the case mouth, so that when the cylinder moves forward, the forward part of the case is actually inserted into the back of the barrel. It was an attempt at providing a better gas seal. USSR used it into WWII, and lots of them came to the US. If you look at Trade Ex Canada's website, they often have them, and maybe you can get an idea of value there. In the US they're about $100. and I think generally here about twice as much. The interesting thing is that in the US you could get a .32 ACP rerplacement cylinder for them. I think it would be a sad event if you tried to fire any cartridge other than the Nagant in the original cylinder.
