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*SOLD* 1937 Tula Nagant 1895 7.62x38R 4.5" *PERFECT FOR A RUSSIAN ARMS COLLECTION*
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
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, 7.62x38R, 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. Léon Nagant and his brother Emile were well known in the Russian Tsar's court and military
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Mar 3rd 2025