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Modèle 1892 revolver

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Modele 1892 revolver is a French service revolver adopted in 1892 to replace the MAS 1873 as the standard sidearm for officers of the French Third Republic's armed forces. Manufactured at Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne in 8mm French Ordnance caliber, roughly 350,000 were produced between 1892 and 1924. It armed French army, navy and gendarmerie officers through the First World War, colonial campaigns, the Rif War and the Second World War, and remained in police service into the 1960s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
CaliberSourced to the subject's own account
8mm French Ordnance 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
small arm 2
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
1892 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 2
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Used In

Source Wikipedia: Modèle 1892 revolver
World War I, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Modèle 1892 revolver
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Modèle 1892 revolver
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Sources
1. Modèle 1892 revolver (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1808862 (P729 service entry): 1892
Quote, Wikidata Q1808862 (P729 service entry): 1892
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1892.
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2. Wikipedia: Modèle 1892 revolver
  • service-status
    service = 1892-1960s
  • Used In: World War I, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: World War I
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: World War II
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: First Indochina War
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Wikidata: Modèle 1892 revolver
Wikidata Q1808862, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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