The Nagant M1895 is a seven-shot double-action revolver designed by the Belgian gunsmith Leon Nagant and adopted by the Imperial Russian Army in 1895, notable for a distinctive gas-seal cylinder mechanism that moves each cartridge forward as it is fired, closing the gap between the cylinder and barrel and marginally increasing muzzle velocity compared with a conventional revolver design. Chambered for the unusual 7.62x38mmR cartridge, whose bullet sits entirely within the case, the Nagant remained in Russian and later Soviet service for decades, issued widely to Red Army officers and to NKVD and other security personnel through the Russian Civil War and the Second World War. Its rugged simplicity and the gas-seal system's minor accuracy benefit kept the design in limited production and reserve use in the Soviet Union and several allied states well into the second half of the twentieth century, long after most other major powers had moved to semi-automatic sidearms.
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Service Status Weapon Classseven-shot, gas-seal revolver 1 Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) FAQs
Was the Nagant M1895 slow to reload?
Yes; each cartridge was loaded and each spent case removed by hand.
Yes. Its unique cartridge and action forced the operator to load each cartridge individually through a loading gate and to extract each spent case manually. That made the M1895 a slow-loading weapon compared with its contemporaries, some of which could use clips for faster reloading.
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World War I, Wars The Nagant M1895 revolver was the standard sidearm of Russian imperial officers during World War I
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1. Wikipedia: Nagant M1895
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is a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire.
service-status
service = 1895-presentdate=July 2024
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Aftermarket cylinders for .32-caliber can be installed, allowing the Nagant to safely fire .32 H&R Magnum or .32 ACP. Shooting any ammunition other than the 7.62×38mmR cartridge with the original cylinder can cause bodily injury from bullet shrapnel or escaping gas, and the excessive pressures produced by some .32 ammunition could also cause catastrophic failure of the cylinder or frame.
Infobox: cartridge
7.62×38mmR .32 ACP (aftermarket cylinder)
Infobox: service
1895-present
Used In: Boxer Rebellion, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: Russo-Japanese War, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: Russian Civil War, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: Spanish Civil War, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: Winter War, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: Chinese Civil War, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: Korean War, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Revolution of 1917 Russian Civil War Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Polish-Soviet War Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Operated By: Red Army, Wikipedia article text
Nagant revolvers were used by the NKVD and Red Army units until the end of World War II, with a total of 2,000,000 produced.
Operated By: Imperial Russian Army, Wikipedia article text
The Nagant M1895 was adopted as the standard issue sidearm for the Imperial Russian Army and police officers, where it replaced earlier Smith & Wesson models such as the Model 3.
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Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1895.
Wikidata: Nagant M1895 Revolver
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