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Nagant 1893 Norwegian
The weapon shown above No. 526 is a modification of a civilian model of NAGANT calibre 7.5mm.
To make
it a Norwegian 1893 model, it was enough to change the shape of the
front sight.
The
original M.1893s still bear a type-approval mark of a Norwegian officer, namely
MP (Jacob Maximilian Gran Paaske), OA (Ole Adolf Julrup), N (NANDRUP) or HM
(name unknown).
The identification of the NAGANT M 1893 revolvers can sometimes be quite difficult, if one knows that the NAGANT revolvers of the Norwegian Navy had a rectangular front sight shape,
identical
to those of the Swedish M 1887 revolvers.
And finally, on some navy revolvers, the front sight have been modified to match those of the army.
These
modifications were made late by HUSQVARNA and received by BC (Bjarne Cranner),
whose trademark overrides that of HM.
Nagant 1893 Norwegian
Traditional revolver NAGANT model 1893 Norwegian.
It was manufactured in LIEGE by the establishments Emile & Leon NAGANT.
Its lock is with simple and double action and differs from the Swedish model 1887 only by the shape of the front sight.
The barrel is round with the octagonal thunder then to the mouth.
Calibre 7,5mm, the cylinder with 6 blows is grooved.
The wood grips are finely and joined together by a through screw and two rivet washers. The stick ends in a ring of cap.
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
Spangled ELG in a crowned oval: acceptance post 1893.
P spangled: countermark of the controller post 1877.
R crowned: rifled bore, of use of 1894 to 1968.
The other marks belong to the manufacturer, that is to say:
PATENT NAGANT 325: this mark refers to the patent n°42907 of the 25.08.1877. The identification of the origin of revolvers NAGANT is carried out by the marking affixed on the left of the console. All the weapons made in Belgium by manufacture NAGANT carry the inscription “PATENT NAGANT” on two lines, followed serial number.
526: serial number of the weapon.
V crowned: mark unknown (Norwegian??).
A: letter indicating the order of the parts to facilitate disassembling/reassembly.
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