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Modèle 1892 revolver

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Modèle 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.

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
Connections

Operated By

French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Modèle 1892 revolver

Used In

First Indochina War, Wars
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World War I, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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Manufactured By

Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Modèle 1892 revolver
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
  • Lead section
    The Modèle 1892 was first fielded in 1893 and was prominent among French military officers during First World War, and later the French police until the mid-1960s.
  • Infobox: service
    1892-1960s
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Article text
    It was the standard issue sidearm for officers in the French military during the First World War.
  • Used In: World War I, Article text
    It was the standard issue sidearm for officers in the French military during the First World War.
  • Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
    French colonial expeditions, World War I, Rif War, Polish-Soviet War Constitutionalist Revolution World War II, First Indochina War
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
    French colonial expeditions, World War I, Rif War, Polish-Soviet War Constitutionalist Revolution World War II, First Indochina War
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
    French colonial expeditions, World War I, Rif War, Polish-Soviet War Constitutionalist Revolution World War II, 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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