M1895 Nagant revolver questions

[AlexanderKieth]

Hey there,


A friend of mine has an interesting piece. An M1895 Nagant revolver chambered in .22. I have my restricted but am not really interested in purchasing pistols. However, I may end up being gifted it. I am curious, how does a revolver fire a rimfire cartridge? Does anyone have more knowledge of this pistol and it being rechambered? It is interesting how the gas seal system works.

Thanks for your help guys.

 

[JP]

Read this: ht tp://www.russianrevolvers.com/Nagan_Smirnskii.html

 

[m39a2]

If you do not want the revolver, pm me, I'd love to have it.

 

[docpatch445]

if you do not want the revolver, pm me, i'd love to have it.

me too!!

 

[jeffcarr88]

Just saw a picture/mini article on a Nagant revolver in .22 a few hours ago...what a coincidence!!!

 

[shredder]

Most revolver ammo has rims on the head of the cartridge so the rounds can be extracted from the cylinder, a .22 rimfire cartridge has rims also.

I'd really like to see photos of this, as I've never heard of a M1895 Nagant chambered in .22.
[edit:just read the post about the .22 factory conversions - they seem pretty rare]

I'm wondering, is it possible your friend has a M1985 Nagant with an aftermarket cylinder chambered in .32 cal?