Reeder Custom Guns - Roman has a rare Nagant revolver

WB
Roman has a rare Nagant revolver
Friday, March 08, 2024, 15:01

it's a single action variation of the more common 1895. (consider we had some good wheelguns out by then) It's an astonishing device to examine. Almost an exercise of how bad can we make it and the Govt. not execute us. It's only outdone by the Japanese revolver as an example of horrific. The other nations that come to mind only did better as they copied some of the design cues from the west. Very few got close to or beyond 10mm cartridges, most were 7mm or 8mm rounds and truly anemic. Even the British .450 rounds were barely ahead of the old rimfire rounds.

True, they abandoned revolvers pretty early, save the Webleys. Their pioneering semi-autos did much better. I read Custer had some European DA cartridge revolver he favored at his last battle.

How come European handgun designs are historically - WB, 2024-03-08, 10:28
- The people in Europe in most cases don't own - Gary Reeder, 2024-03-08, 10:49
  - You are right, since 1870 or so… - WB, 2024-03-08, 11:43
    - Also look at the designs of the few handguns that - Gary Reeder, 2024-03-08, 12:53
      - I know Ruger had some good contracts with France - WB, 2024-03-08, 13:20
        True, but these were not European designs - Gary Reeder, 2024-03-08, 14:13
        European Guns - Joepjs, 2024-03-08, 13:33
        But that is comparing apples and horse apples - Gary Reeder, 2024-03-08, 14:10
        Roman has a rare Nagant revolver - WB, 2024-03-08, 15:01
        After your post, - IC, 2024-03-08, 16:36
        I couldn't see much in that rack either! - WB, 2024-03-09, 10:13