Just got an Antique status french 1892 with holster
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Is that as uncomfortable to hold in your hand as it looks
It is actually a really nice fit ! ( to me anyway) grip is quite long so all finger are on it !
Nothing could be further from the fact! They point incrediabley well and in rapid DA fire nothing beats them. That is IMHO one of the most well made revovlers of all time.
I think the holster is a repro from IMA actually a Nambu repro but close enough (I could be wrong here)
You got yourself one of the best antiques available there. Originally desigend for smokeless and of the highest quality material.
I've heard that about the saw-handled grips, but they still look........... odd. Although with a grip like that I might not have the pinkie dangle going on like I do with a plough handle grip.
The other nice thing about those grips is there is comparitively little muzzle rise, not a big deal with the little 32 cal (.330) 1892 but really noticable in the 45 cal 1873 mdl. You would not want to be the bayonet jockey charging a french officer with an Ordannance revolver cause he would hit you where ever he wanted 6 times fast! Where as the Brit with a webley would leave you with parted hair and holes in both your jacket sleeves. (i'd comment on the yank but really were they there?)
Ive had Two of these 1892s and the Grips are Great! good for guys with big hands cause there so long.
I thought they pointed quite well to.
I prefer the 1873 French revolver BUT only because of the bigger caliber. them 1892s are as well made a gun as you will find.
Good score!
there only gona go up in value to.
I thought they pointed quite well to.
I prefer the 1873 French revolver BUT only because of the bigger caliber. them 1892s are as well made a gun as you will find.
Good score!
there only gona go up in value to.
I agree the grips look odd if you are accustomed to modern styling, but they feel pretty good in the hand. I picked one up a while ago at a gunshow to test the legalities of importing a firearm considered antique on both sides of the border, and it was cheap enough that it wouldn't have been too much of a loss if anything went wrong & it was seized. All went surprisingly smoothly, and I now own an Antique-class 1892 Ordnance revolver. I initially planned to flip it for cash, but it grew on me. I may have to look into brass, dies, and either FMJ or cast bullets to feed the little thing?
First impression--cylinder alignment & lock-up was horrible. Until understanding that the final index & lock doesn't happen until the hammer is going forward, and then it is perfectly aligned & tight. The calibre looks like it would be fun & pleasant to fire, but a mite small as a service cartridge?
BTW, model (1892) and manufacture dates are stamped on the barrel. 1897 or less & you're good as Antique. 1898 or after, & you're dealing with restricted. (Logic?) If there is no date stamp, it's most likely well post-1898 like somewhere around the 1920's I seem to recall?
First impression--cylinder alignment & lock-up was horrible. Until understanding that the final index & lock doesn't happen until the hammer is going forward, and then it is perfectly aligned & tight. The calibre looks like it would be fun & pleasant to fire, but a mite small as a service cartridge?
BTW, model (1892) and manufacture dates are stamped on the barrel. 1897 or less & you're good as Antique. 1898 or after, & you're dealing with restricted. (Logic?) If there is no date stamp, it's most likely well post-1898 like somewhere around the 1920's I seem to recall?
Any one looking to get a decent repro can compare the the below photo to the original posted. Pretty close I'd say! Looks like they got the stitching count and orientation exact! There was some debate at IMA about wether the below image was a Nambu repro or a french repro, but I am thinking you original tells the tale.
This original one not only as the approval stamps from the French Minister of war, (On the picture ,Just above the grip inside the flap) it also have the name of the officer ( Gaudet) who owned it is writen in old french writing style at the back with numbers that appears to be the regimental number of the officer.
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