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Nagant M1895
The Nagant M1895 Revolver is a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire.
The Nagant M1895 was chambered for a proprietary cartridge, 7.62×38mmR, and featured an unusual "gas-seal" system, in which the cylinder moved forward when the gun was cocked, to close the gap between the cylinder and the barrel, providing a boost to the muzzle velocity of the fired projectile and allowing the weapon to be suppressed (an unusual ability for
Nagant
Nagant may refer to:
- Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant, defunct Belgian manufacturer of firearms and cars (1859-1931)
- Mosin–Nagant, bolt-action infantry rifle
- Nagant M1895, 7-shot gas-seal revolver
- Nagant wz. 30, Polish-made derivative of the M1895 revolver
- 7.62×38mmR, proprietary gas-seal ammunition designed for the M1895 revolver
- 7.5mm 1882 Ordnance, 7.5mm cartridge designed for the Swiss military