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04.04.2020

"Nagant" - a pistol created by gunsmiths from Belgium, brothers Emil (1830-1902) and Leon (1833-1900) Nagans. were made in some countries at the end of the 19th - the middle of the 20th century. It was used to arm the army.

History of creation

At the end of the 19th century, many countries were thinking about rearming their troops. In those days, revolvers showed great promise: this personal short-barreled firearm combined the sufficient simplicity of the device, reliability and multiple charges. The center of European arms production was the city of Liege, located in Belgium. Since 1859, the factory of Leon and Emile Nagant worked in it. It was a small family workshop that repaired Dutch pistols and sometimes even developed firearms.

The first unique revolver was presented by the elder brother Emil for testing to the Belgian military department. It was decided to use it as an officer's and non-commissioned officer's weapon, called the "revolver of the 1878 model of the year." This 1878 9mm pistol was a six-shot. It was equipped with a "double effect device": the trigger was cocked either by the shooter's hand or by pulling the trigger.

Infantry non-commissioned officers, cavalry and auxiliary personnel of the Belgian army believed that the Nagant was a top-class pistol! And indeed, on the instructions of the leadership of this brave army, a 9-mm pistol "Nagan M / 1883" was designed with deliberately degraded combat qualities: the design had a new detail that excluded self-cocking firing. Simply put, when firing from this sample, it was necessary to cock the hammer after each shot.

As a result, another 2-3 modifications of different calibers and barrel lengths were made. A little later, Emil Nagant fell seriously ill and completely lost his sight. Now the main work on improving the device was taken up by Leon Nagant.

Sample 1886

So, we study further "Nagant". The 1886 pistol weighed slightly less than its predecessors. It was more reliable, and the design became more technologically advanced. In this model, four springs in the trigger device were replaced with one two-pronged one. In addition, the new product took into account the tendency to develop weapons in the direction of decreasing caliber: experts chose the most popular 7.5 mm smokeless powder charge at that time.

The most important problem that the revolver designers had to solve was the penetration of powder gases into the gap, which was formed by the front end of the drum and the breech section of the barrel.

The Belgian gunsmith Henri Pieper found a solution to the problem of obturation: the trigger mechanism of his invention moved the drum forward before firing. Henri's revolver had a special design, in which the bullet was completely hidden in the sleeve, the mouth of the sleeve served as an obturator, which the powder gases distributed and pressed against the barrel channel at the time of the salvo - such an action prevented the breakthrough of gases.

This rule, with an impressive simplification of the device that pushes the drum onto the barrel, was applied by Leon Nagant in 1892. Under the new model of a revolver, he developed a charge with a sleeve equipped with a long muzzle. What has "Nagant" become? This pistol has now become a classic model, and subsequent models have not undergone significant changes in design.

Device

All revolvers "Nagant" have a common base and properties:

with a double effect allows you to shoot both cocked and self-cocked. The only exceptions are "soldier" and "non-commissioned" pre-revolutionary models, in which the self-cocking mechanism is blocked in order to reduce ammunition consumption.
One-piece monolithic frame.
A door that opens the drum chambers with a side turn. Exceptional is only the 1910 sample, in which the door leans back and releases the drum, which leans to the right.
Barrel on a blind landing, screwed into the frame.
A ramrod hiding in a combat position in the axis of the drum. After the shooting is completed, it performs the function of an extractor - it pushes out the spent cartridges.
The device is housed in a frame and closed with a flat lid.

The drum performs the functions of both a magazine and a chamber at the same time. In the most common sample of 1895 and in many of its variations, the drum holds 7 charges. In fact, a hollow axis of the drum is inserted into the frame in front and attached to it with a ramrod tube. This tube is placed in front of the drum: it is attached to the neck of the barrel so as to spin on it, as on an axis. Samples in which the drum is pushed onto the barrel, the first has a return mechanism, which includes a drum tube and a spring.

The locking drum fixture is attached to the right wall of the frame. Its function is performed by a spring-loaded door. When it is open (folded to the side), you can unload and load the weapon. When the door is closed, it closes the chamber, preventing the charge from falling out, and it is thanks to it that the drum cannot turn counterclockwise.

"Nagant" combat on the drum has seven nests and recesses necessary for the protrusion of the door in the closed and open position.

In general, the mechanism of a revolver mainly consists of components that work as a locking mechanism, turning and pushing the drum onto the barrel: a slider, a breech, a trigger with a pawl and a mainspring. Among them is the trigger mechanism.

By the way, in those years, the devices consisted of a front sight located on the front stem and a rear sight with an aiming slot at the top of the frame. In total, the device of the 1895 revolver was assembled from 39 elements.

trigger device

This weapon is equipped with a trigger trigger, double action. At the same time, a model with a single-action trigger was also produced. In this device, the striker is pivotally mounted on the trigger, a combat leaf spring is attached - it is two-pronged, located on the handle.

The sear of the revolver is made together with the trigger. There is no fuse, but if you do not pull the trigger, a special element will not allow the striker to come into contact with the primer. If the trigger is cocked, it activates a special locking mechanism that moves the drum of the weapon forward. The trigger at this point will lock the drum so that it does not rotate.

Ballistic properties

What is the accuracy of the Nagant revolver? This weapon has a fixed sight set to a distance of 25 m. It should be noted that it is at this distance that the aiming point coincides with the midpoint of impact. Different gaps can boast completely different accuracy of hits:

Distance, m		From the stand

Combat strength

According to a package of pine boards with a thickness of 2.54 cm, penetration is monitored from thirty-five steps (25 meters): 3 boards - 100% of bullets, 4 boards - 70%, 5 boards - 25%. Boards are placed at a distance of 8 cm from each other. One board is punched at a distance of up to two hundred steps (140 m).

Production

The Russian Izhevsk Arms Plant now manufactures very high quality revolvers. But the Swedish "Nagant" of the 1887 model was made in Belgium. Interestingly, the Belgian army also praised the 9-mm sample of 1878. This contributed to the popularization of the brand of the Nagan factory in the world market.

The same gun, created in 1895, as well as its variations, was produced by many weapons workshops around the planet, namely: the Russian Imperial Arms Factory in Tula, the Polish one in the city of Radom, the German Enel in Suhl, the Belgian Lepage, " Francot" and "Bayar", "Arizmendi-Goenaga" in Spain and others.

"Nagant" in service with the Russian troops

At the end of the 19th century, the Russian Empire began to massively rearm its troops. released in 1891, was chosen as the standard for small arms. At that time, the firearms of Russia were represented by an obsolete model of a 4.2-linear (10.67 mm) pistol of the Smith-Wesson III system, developed in 1880.

Even the commission for the production of small-caliber rifles, headed by Lieutenant General N. G. Chagin, joined the search for promising samples. Interestingly, the following requirements were imposed on the new army revolver:

Impressive bullet stopping power. In those days, the main type of troops was cavalry, so a shot at an effective distance (up to 50 steps) should have knocked down a horse.
"Combat Strength" should be enough to punch through 4-5" pine planks. The mass is small (0.82-0.92 kg).
The caliber, direction, number, barrel rifling profile and the like must be identical to the parameters of the three-line Mosin rifle. Thus, when creating revolvers, you can use defective rifle barrels.
The revolver cannot be equipped with a self-cocking device, otherwise its accuracy will deteriorate.
The primary must be at least 300 m/s.
The revolver must have excellent accuracy of fire.
It is necessary that the device be simple and technologically advanced.
The weapon must be reliable, insensitive to dirt and poor operating conditions, and easy to maintain.
The sleeves must not be extracted at the same time, but one by one.
The aiming mechanism must be designed so that the trajectory of the bullet could cross the line of sight at a distance of 35 paces.
At least seven charges must be placed in the drum.
Cartridge to be with a jacketed bullet, a brass flange sleeve and smokeless powder.

In general, self-cocking firing and synchronous removal of spent cartridges were rejected because they complicated the device (this negatively affected the reliability and cost of the revolver) and led to excessive consumption of ammunition.

Domestic and foreign weapons sculptors showed great interest in the announced competition and the potential colossal order. Several samples of the Smith-Wesson pistol, revolvers and autopistols were presented. In the final, the Belgian gunsmiths Henri Pieper with the M1889 Bayard model and Leon Nagant with the M1892 started a serious fight. By the way, the modern air gun "Nagant Gletcher NGT" is an exact copy of the model that won this competition.

Leon Nagant redesigned his product for the Russian 7.62 mm caliber. As in 1883, he eliminated self-cocking shooting, spoiling the quality of weapons in accordance with the claims of the competition.

In total, two options were proposed - six- and seven-shot revolvers. Pieper's model was rejected due to the massiveness and unreliability of the device. Leon Nagan won the competition, probably due to the fact that he had long-established connections in the Russian military department.

Nagant for a patent for a revolver broke the price of 75,000 rubles. He could not get this money because he was refused. Then a second competition was scheduled, but with more refined conditions. Now, in addition to the parameters, a premium was offered: twenty thousand rubles for the device of the weapon and five thousand for the design of the charge. In addition, the winner had to give his offspring to the full ownership of the Russian government, which acquired the right to produce it both in its own country and abroad without any payment to the inventor.

Pieper showed redesigned revolvers with unique automatics at the competition. The commission considered them "of little use, but witty." S. I. Mosin's revolver with six barrels was also not accepted. Refinements in the design of the Nagant pistol were less significant. Comparative tests were carried out with a 4.2-line Smith-Wesson weapon, and the device was approved. Interestingly, after military trials, the officers wanted to get a revolver with a double effect and self-cocking fire.

The commission returned to the self-cocking version of the model, but did not see its unconditional success, so it decided that Russia's firearms should be replenished with such revolvers: self-cocking for officers, and non-self-cocking for privates and non-commissioned officers.

Several minor changes were made to the device and it was approved in the spring of 1895. The holster for the "Nagant" of this sample was made of cloth. It was equipped with a leather cord-trench and a ramrod for cleaning weapons.

On May 13, 1895, by decree of Nicholas II, the "officer" and "soldier" samples of the Nagant pistol were adopted by the Russian army. It is noteworthy that in June 1896 this weapon was officially adopted by the military department.

Modifications

It's too troublesome to get permission for rifled weapons - you need to go around a lot of cabinets. And many people can’t do it, so people get pneumatics. But let's not be distracted and list samples of the amazing Nagant revolver. Here they are:

Nagant M1910 - Belgian weapon of the 1910 model. It has simultaneous extraction of spent cartridges.

Combat models:

The soldier's "Nagant" is a stunning weapon of the 20th century with a non-self-cocking trigger device. Its production ceased in 1918.
"Nagant", created for the officers, is equipped with a shock-trigger self-cocking device.
On the eve of the First World War, carbines were made for the border troops in small quantities: a carbine with an integral butt and a 300 mm barrel and a revolver with a removable butt and an enlarged barrel up to 200 mm.
"Nagant", created for commanders, is a compact version of a revolver designed for concealed carry. Its barrel is reduced to 85 mm, and the handle is shortened. The sample was developed in 1927. It was produced until 1932 in small batches. In total, about 25,000 pieces of these products were manufactured. This sample was armed with employees of the OGPU and the NKVD.
For reconnaissance and sabotage battalions in 1929, a BRAMIT equipped with a silent firing apparatus was created, excluding the appearance of a flame. Developed by brothers I. G. and V. G. Mitin.
Nagant wz. 30 - a weapon created by Nagant in 1895, made by Poles. From 1930 to 1939, it was mass-produced in the city of Radom at an arms factory. In total, Poland produced 20,000 Nagant revolvers of two types: Ng wz.30 and Ng wz.32.

Sports models are weapons of the 20th century

Here are these wonderful products:

Training revolver Nagant-Smirnsky for training, developed in 1926. Its designer is A. A. Smirnsky. From 1925 to 1939, 3,500 of these products were manufactured under a 5.6 mm rimfire charge.
Revolver "Nagant" for sports was created in 1953. Its designer is V. A. Paramonov. This sample was produced from 1956 to 1966. A total of 8,220 pieces of MTs-4 and MTs-4-1 were manufactured.
TOZ-36 - a sporting weapon of the 1962 model. This model was designed by E. L. Khaidurov.
TOZ-49 - pistol model 1972, made for sports. It was designed by E. L. Khaidurov. It has a shortened drum for a shortened cartridge 7.62X26mm.
TOZ-96 is an export variant of TOZ-49 loaded with .32 S&W Long Wadcutter. Manufactured since 1996.

Sports and hunting models

And now consider the weapons of the following samples:

The carbine KR-22 "Falcon" is a conversion sample for the charge.22 LR. This Nagant revolver is equipped with a barrel extended up to 500 mm, a wooden forearm and a wooden non-detachable butt. This product weighs 2 kg. It started to be made in 2010.
The Thunder pistol is a conversion model manufactured by the Ukrainian company SOBR LLC. This 4mm Flaubert sport pistol is designed for training.

Civil defensive weapons

What is a "Nagant" traumatic and gas? In the early 2000s, several variations of such pistols were created, made by changing the combat Nagans.

In Russia, the following defensive weapons are produced: the R1 “Naganych” injury with a charge of 9 mm R.A. and VPO-502 “Nagan-M” with a charge of 10X32 mm T, service injury RS with a charge of 10X23 mm T.
In Ukraine, gas and trauma pistols Kombrig, Skat 1R, G-Nagan, short SCAT 1Rk and Nagan RF are manufactured.
In the USA, the Nagant Gletcher NGT air pistol is manufactured. This is a gas-cylinder double of the legendary revolver.

Due to forensic requirements, changes have appeared in the design of weapons that fire rubber bullets, prohibiting the firing of live ammunition.

Signal (noise) models

VPO-503 "Nagan-S" ("Bluff") - a signal pistol under the "Zhevelo" primer. It has been manufactured since the summer of 2006 by the Vyatka-Polyansky Molot plant.
"Nagan MP-313" (Nagant-07). In this sample, in comparison with the "Bluff", the device of the barrel plug has been changed (the new plug has a more thoughtful outline). This model is equipped with a smaller diameter barrel, it does not have a serial number on the frame, and the frame was not milled at the breech of the barrel.

"Nagan MP-313" is equipped with a drum, the number of which does not match the number on the frame. The bushings of the revolver under the "Zhevelo" are not pressed into the chambers, but screwed into the thread.

It is interesting that in 2008 the production of these revolvers at Molot was curtailed and transferred to the Izhevsk Arms Plant.

R-2 is under the Zhevelo primer, the next model after Bluff and MP-313. The manufacturer is the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant.

And the last thing: if you are too lazy to get a permit for a rifled weapon (not many people like red tape), you can purchase a sports "Nagant" under Flaubert's charge. These products shoot loudly, perfectly protect against stray dogs, do not require permission to buy and carry.

At the end of the 19th century, the Russian Empire began a massive rearmament of its army. The "Three-linear rifle of the 1891 model" was chosen as the main sample of small arms. The model of the 4.2-linear (10.67-mm) revolver of the Smith-Wesson III system of the 1880 model, obsolete by that time, served as a standard revolver. The Commission for the development of a small-caliber rifle, headed by Lieutenant General N. G. Chagin, was involved in the search for promising models. The main requirements for the new army revolver were as follows:

Great bullet stopping power. Since one of the main types of troops was cavalry, a shot at an effective range (up to 50 steps) should stop the horse.
"Combat Strength" should be able to penetrate four to five inch pine boards.
Small weight (0.82-0.92 kg).
The caliber, number, direction, barrel rifling profile, etc. must match those of the three-line rifle of the 1891 model, then defective rifle barrels can be used in the manufacture of revolvers.
The revolver should not be equipped with a self-cocking device, because it "has a harmful effect on accuracy."
The muzzle velocity of the bullet must be at least 300 m/s.
The revolver must have good accuracy of fire.
The design should be simple and technological.
The revolver must be reliable, insensitive to dirt and poor operating conditions, and easy to maintain.
Extraction of sleeves should not be simultaneous, but sequential.
Sights must be designed so that the trajectory of the bullet crosses the line of sight at a distance of 35 steps.
The capacity of the drum is not less than 7 rounds.
Cartridge with flanged brass case, jacketed bullet and smokeless powder.
The rejection of self-cocking firing and the simultaneous extraction of spent cartridges was caused by the opinion that, firstly, they would complicate the design (which would negatively affect the reliability and cost of the revolver), and secondly, they would lead to "excessive consumption of ammunition."

The announced competition and the potential gigantic order aroused great interest among domestic and foreign arms manufacturers. Several modifications of the existing Smith-Wesson revolver, revolvers and automatic pistols were introduced. The main struggle unfolded between the Belgian gunsmiths Henri Pieper with the M1889 Bayard revolver model and Leon Nagant with the M1892.

Leon Nagant had to remake the revolver for the Russian 7.62-mm caliber and, as in 1883, exclude the possibility of self-cocking fire, worsening the characteristics of the weapon in accordance with the requirements of the competition. Two variants were presented - 6- and 7-shot revolvers. Piper's revolver was rejected due to the large mass and unreliability of the design. Leon Nagant's victory in the competition was probably largely due to the fact that he already had long-established connections in the Russian military department.

For a patent for a revolver, Nagant requested 75,000 rubles, which he was ultimately denied and a second competition was appointed with new specified conditions. In addition to the characteristics, they stipulated a bonus: 20,000 rubles for the design of the revolver and 5,000 for the design of the cartridge; in addition, the winner "given his invention to the full ownership of the Russian government, which received the right to manufacture it both in its own country and abroad, without any surcharge to the inventor." Pieper submitted to the competition newly redesigned revolvers with original automatics, which the commission considered "witty, but not practical." The six-barreled revolver of S. I. Mosin was also rejected.

Refinements in the design of the Nagant revolver were less significant, and after comparative tests with a 4.2-line Smith-Wesson revolver, the design was approved. According to the results of military tests, the officers participating in them expressed an insistent desire to get a double-action revolver with the possibility of self-cocking fire. Returning to the self-cocking version of the revolver, the commission did not consider it completely satisfactory either, so it was decided to adopt two types of revolvers into service with the Russian army: self-cocking officer and non-self-cocking - for non-commissioned officers and privates.

After a number of minor changes, the design was approved in the spring of 1895. On May 13, 1895, by decree of Nicholas II, the "soldier" and "officer" models of the Nagant revolver were adopted by the Russian army, however, according to the military department, the revolvers were officially adopted in June 1896, by order of the Minister of War No. 186.

The contract provided for the delivery of 20,000 revolvers of the 1895 model over the next three years. The Belgian side was also contractually obliged to assist in setting up the production of revolvers at the Imperial Tula Arms Plant. The design of the Russian-made revolver underwent a slight modernization: the back of the handle was made whole (and not split, as in the Belgian version), the shape of the front sight was simplified. The production technology has also been improved. The order for five years (from 1899 to 1904) was 180,000 units.

For 20 thousand issued revolvers, Nagant received more than 600 thousand rubles. gold. One Belgian "Nagant" cost 30-32 rubles. For comparison, the price of the French M1892 revolver was 60 francs (15 rubles). After the start of production of "Nagant" in Russia, he cost the treasury 26 rubles. (which corresponded to 17 rubles 33 kopecks before the reform of 1897). In the future, the leadership of the military department set the task of reducing the cost of a revolver as much as 20 rubles. In other words, "Naganov's cheapness" is another legend. "Nagans" of Belgian production appear in Russia and on commercial sale, and at a price of only 25 rubles. (this corresponds to 16.67 rubles before the reform of 1897). We must not forget that this amount includes the retail margin of the store. In other words, the Belgian sold his products to the Russian Imperial Army at almost double the price.

Nagan revolver design

Consider the design of the Nagant revolver. The body of the revolver is composite, consists of a barrel and a frame, which are firmly connected to each other by a screw connection, a ramrod in a ramrod tube, a removable side cover and a trigger guard. The barrel is stepped, has a cylindrical shape. In the muzzle of the barrel there is a massive ledge, which is the base of the front sight, the front sight is fixed in the dovetail groove. The bore is rifled with four right-hand grooves. The breech of the barrel is threaded for connection to the frame, the breech also has a neck and a belt with a cutout for attaching a ramrod tube.

The ramrod tube is put on the neck of the barrel and rotates on it, as on an axis. The rotation of the ramrod tube is limited within the movement of the tide in the cutout of the girdle of the trunk. In the ramrod tube there is a ramrod (a long rod with a head, longitudinal and transverse grooves) with a stopper, which is a spring screwed to the ramrod tube with a screw. In the combat position, the ramrod was retracted inside the frame and the drum, and the tooth of the retaining spring was included in its transverse ramrod. In the position for unloading, the ramrod together with the ramrod tube was turned to the right until it stops and stood coaxially with the discharged drum chamber.

The frame of the Nagant revolver is closed, it is a milled part of a complex geometric shape, in which there were many pressed axles for attaching other parts of the weapon. The upper front part of the frame has a threaded hole for winding the barrel. The handle of the revolver was formed by the rear curved part of the frame, a removable side cover and wooden cheeks with a gasket. The side cover was screwed to the frame with a connecting screw. In the central part of the frame there is a rectangular window to accommodate the drum. Details of the trigger mechanism are located in the handle and the rear of the frame. At the top of the frame there is an aiming slot. The trigger guard is located at the bottom of the frame and is connected to it with an axle pressed into the frame and a screw.

The drum has seven chambers for placing cartridges. The outer surface of the drum has valleys, seven notches for the rear protrusion of the trigger and seven sockets for the door prong. To interact with the pawl, on the rear end of the drum there is a ratchet wheel made integral with seven teeth, as well as seven grooves for the protrusion of the open door. The front end of the drum has grooves to accommodate the protrusion of the barrel when it is pushed onto the drum. The axis of the drum has a profile head and is installed in the holes of the frame, the retention of the axis of the drum occurs due to the ramrod tube installed in front of the head of the drum axis with its tide.

The return device consists of a spring and a drum tube located in the central channel of the drum. It is thanks to the tube that the drum can move in a horizontal plane along the axis.

The drum has a stopper, which was a door with an axis-screw and a door spring with a screw. The drum door is located on the right side of the revolver frame and rotates on an axis fixed in the door lugs and the revolver frame stand. The door can be in two positions, which are fixed by a spring. In the closed position, it closed the chamber located opposite the door, preventing the cartridge from falling out. At the same time, a tooth of the door rests against the groove of the drum belt, preventing it from turning to the left. In the open position, the door leans to the right and down, providing free access to the drum chamber, while the protrusion of the door entered the end recesses of the drum and fixes it for loading and unloading.

The Nagant revolver has a trigger and locking mechanisms, which consist of a mainspring, a breech, a trigger with a pawl, a slider, a trigger with a connecting rod. The breech is located in the rear wall of the frame window in a special frame slot and rotates in it on an axis that is pressed into the frame. The massive head of the breech is located in the nest and rests against the bottom of the cartridge case, and the protrusion of the breech, which interacts with the slider, is directed downwards. The head of the breech has a channel for the passage of the hammer striker with walls inclined forward downwards and a bevel for the stop of the slider. In the grooves of the frame and cover, the slider moves vertically and has a channel on top for the passage of the trigger: the lower part of the channel is bevelled; the tail of the slider has a recess for the cranked trigger; the bevel affects the protrusion of the breech.

In the assembled revolver, the slider is placed behind the breech and, when moving up the wall of the groove for the trigger, presses on the bevel of the breech, forcing it to turn, and stands behind the back surface of the breech head. When the breech is turned, its head moves forward, and when the revolver is loaded, it presses on the bottom of the cartridge, compresses the return spring of the drum, moves (together with the dog) the entire drum forward, while the sleeve enters the barrel chamber with its muzzle, and the barrel stump enters the groove on the front end of the drum, which prevents the breakthrough of powder gases when fired. Moving down, the slider releases the breech, then its bevel acts on the breech ledge, turning the breech and moving it away from the drum. The drum, freed from the breech as the slider lowers, returns back under the action of its return spring and the front tooth of the trigger. The muzzle of the sleeve exits the chamber of the barrel, after which the drum is free to rotate for the next shot.

The trigger is of a complex shape, located at the bottom in the nest of the frame and rotates in it on an axis that is pressed into the right wall of the frame, the trigger has a shank, a cranked protrusion designed to interact with the slider, a protrusion to limit rotation, a sear to hold the trigger cocked position, an oval head for action on the crank arm. There is a hole for placing the pawl rod, and a notch for placing the lower feather of the mainspring. The pawl is placed on the trigger on the left side and has a rod to connect to the trigger. The rod has a cut end to stop the lower feather of the mainspring. In the assembled revolver, the cranked protrusion of the trigger fits into the notch of the slider, forcing the latter to move when the trigger is turned.

When the trigger is pressed, the slider rises, and when released from the pressure, it falls down. The pawl, passing through the through groove of the rear wall of the frame window, engages with the teeth of the ratchet wheel of the drum with its spout. When the trigger is pressed, the pawl causes the drum to rotate 1/7 of a turn and simultaneously move forward, and when the trigger is released, the pawl jumps to the next tooth of the ratchet wheel. The pawl prevents the drum from turning to the left with its ratchet clutch, both when the trigger is pressed and when the trigger is released. When the trigger is pressed, its rear protrusion enters the groove of the drum belt and, resting against its wall, limits the rotation of the drum to the right. Thus, when the trigger is released, the drum is in the rear position and can freely rotate to the right. From rotation to the left, the drum is stopped first by the tooth of the door, and then by the spout of the dog. When the trigger is pressed at the time of the shot in the forward position, it is completely locked.

The Nagant revolver has an open trigger, consisting of the following parts: a striker swinging on a pin, cocking spokes, a spring-loaded connecting rod for self-cocking and breaking the trigger, cocking, a ledge for compressing the mainspring, a cut platform for resting the top feather of the mainspring and a shank for closing the nest from above trigger frames. The trigger is placed on the right wall of the frame behind the slider and rotates on an axis that is pressed into the wall of the frame. The hammer striker passes through the through slots of the slider, breech and frame. The connecting rod is placed above the oval head of the trigger and interacts with it, the cocking is below the sear. The V-shaped mainspring is located inside the handle of the revolver and is attached to the right wall of the frame with its spike, which enters the hole in the frame.

The top pen at its end has a finger to act on the beveled platform of the trigger and an oval ledge to interact with the ledge of the trigger.

The thin end of the lower feather of the mainspring in the assembled revolver is placed in the trigger recess. Acting on the cut of the pawl rod, the thin end of the lower feather causes the trigger to turn and take the forward position with the pawl lowered down, and the pawl to turn and press more tightly against the ratchet wheel of the drum. The lower feather also rests on the trigger guard. The top feather with his finger presses on the trigger pad, forcing the trigger to turn back a little and move the striker away from the primer; the oval protrusion of the upper feather of the mainspring lies under the ledge of the trigger, and interacting with it when cocked

From 35 steps (25 m) on a package of dry pine boards, 2.54 cm (one inch) thick, located at a distance of 8 cm from one another, penetration is observed: 3 boards - 100% bullets, 4 boards - 70%, 5 boards - 25%. One board breaks through at a distance of up to 200 steps (140 m).

The use of revolvers

The first successful combat use of Nagant revolvers dates back to 1900. The Russian Expeditionary Force took part in the suppression of the "Boxer Rebellion" in China. On June 3, 1900, during the capture of the Taku fortification, which blocked the mouth of the Peikho River, the commander of the consolidated company of the 12th Siberian Regiment, Lieutenant Stankevich, who was one of the first to break into the enemy’s location, shot two attacking Chinese soldiers.

The reduction in military appropriations since 1903 led to a sharp decline in the production of revolvers, and the Russo-Japanese War had just begun, forcing the government to send emergency loans for the purchase of weapons. In 1905, the Tula plant was ordered to produce 64,830 revolvers of the 1895 model, but only 62,917 copies were produced. After the war, funding for the rearmament program of the army was once again reduced, and the interdepartmental commission established in 1908 allowed the manufacture of revolvers on orders directly from military units.

The tsarist government began to prepare for a big war too late: the “Great Program to Strengthen the Army” was announced only on July 7, 1914, three weeks before the start of the First World War. At this time, the armies of developed countries begin to replace revolvers with self-loading pistols, the best examples of which are superior to revolvers in terms of combat characteristics (especially in rate of fire, reload speed and dimensions). In Russia, the next rearmament was considered inappropriate.

By July 20, 1914, according to the report card, the troops had 424,434 Nagant revolvers of all modifications (out of 436,210 required by the state), that is, the army was provided with revolvers by 97.3%, but already in the first battles, the loss of weapons was significant. Measures were taken to reconstruct the arms industry, and 474,800 revolvers were produced from 1914 to 1917.

The Nagant revolver became one of the symbols of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent civil war, and later the word "nagant" became a household word - in colloquial speech, any revolver, and sometimes a self-loading pistol, was often called "nagant".

Only the self-cocking (“officer”) version of the 7.62-mm Nagant revolver mod. 1895, while the technological documentation in 1918 was transferred to the metric system of measurements. During the Civil War, the Tula Arms Plant continued to produce revolvers - in the period from 1918 to 1920, 175,115 pieces were manufactured. (52,863 units in 1918, 79,060 units in 1919 and 43,192 units in 1920). After the end of the civil war, the question of re-equipping the Red Army was repeatedly raised, but even after the adoption of the TT pistol in 1930, the production of revolvers continued.

In June-July 1930, the design and production technology of the revolver underwent a slight modification: the sight slot became semicircular instead of triangular, the front sight was supposed to be replaced with a rectangular one, but then a more complex semicircular truncated shape was introduced. The cost of one Nagant revolver (with a set of spare parts) in 1939 was 85 rubles.

Until the beginning of World War II, the production of revolvers and pistols at the Tula plant was maintained at approximately the same level, from 1932 to 1941 more than 700,000 revolvers were produced. The advantages of pistols were quite obvious to the leadership of the Red Army, however, for a number of reasons, the TT pistol and the 7.62 mm Nagant revolver mod. 1895 were issued in parallel. One of the reasons was the opinion that the gun must necessarily be suitable for firing through the embrasures of the tank. The TT pistol was clearly not suitable for this, and the new models of pistols, which had a barrel not covered by a casing, turned out to be worse than the TT. In 1941, the Tula Arms Plant was evacuated to Udmurtia, to the city of Izhevsk, where the production of revolvers continued, and in 1942 a partial re-evacuation was made from Izhevsk to Tula.

Over 370,000 revolvers were produced between 1942 and 1945. The revolver was in service with the Red Army, the Polish Army, the 1st Czechoslovak Corps, the 1st Romanian Infantry Division named after Tudor Vladimirescu, the 1st Yugoslav Infantry Brigade, the French Normandie-Niemen Fighter Aviation Regiment.

In wartime, the percentage of defects in production increased - the lack of qualified personnel affected. The quality of finishing of military revolvers was lower than in peacetime. The combat use of "Naganov" revealed its low combat qualities, while the design of this sample was already outdated at the time of adoption. The most noticeable loss in comparison with self-loading pistols was the low practical rate of fire, expressed in a large loss of time for reloading.

Captured Polish and Soviet revolvers entered service with auxiliary and security police units. In particular, the police of the “governor general”, separate units of the SS troops, the “eastern” formations of the Wehrmacht and auxiliary police units in the occupied territory of the USSR.

After the end of the war, the 7.62 mm Nagant revolver arr. 1895 was withdrawn from service with the Soviet army and its production was discontinued. However, the revolvers of the Nagant system were in service with the police until the mid-1950s, and in the paramilitary security system and the cash collection system - much longer. Until at least 2000, revolvers were used by geological enterprises. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Geology of the USSR, the heads of parties and expeditions, chief and senior geologists armed themselves with revolvers.

"Nagant" - a revolver with a fairly baggy loading, with the old "Smith-Wesson" this process was carried out an order of magnitude faster. In fact, the weapon became disposable, fired seven rounds, and you can no longer reload it quickly. The famous obturation only complicated the revolver and forced the production of a more complex and expensive cartridge. By the way, the very idea of obturation does not belong to Leon Nagant, its author is Henry Pieper. The only plus of the new revolver is to ensure full alignment of the drum chambers with the barrel.

One might wonder if the revolver was so bad then why it took so long to produce. In 1898, Nicholas II asked the Weapons Department a direct question why an unusable revolver was adopted in Russia, the tsar was irritated primarily by the "baggy" loading. The answer was amazing, the general meaning was that the revolver is bad, but everyone has them. The wall was impenetrable, it seems that the Nagant revolver could not be accepted, but having accepted and spent 5 million rubles. on the organization of production, it could no longer be produced.

The Nagant revolver of the 1895 model, as well as its modifications, were produced by many arms companies around the world. Among them: the Belgian "Lepage", "Bayar", "Frankot", the German "Enel" in Zul, the Russian Imperial Tula Arms Plant, the Spanish "Arizmendi-Goenaga", the Polish one in the city of Radom and others.

In Russia, the 7.62 mm Nagant revolver mod. 1895 were allowed for use by certain categories of employees of the Ministry of Agriculture until at least 2002, they were decommissioned by postal employees in 2003, but as of 2006 they continued to be in service with the paramilitary guards of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Okhrana of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, departmental security and collectors. In December 1998, the Nagant revolver was officially adopted by the Federal Bailiff Service. In addition, "Nagant" is included in the list of premium firearms.

In Ukraine, the 7.62 mm Nagant revolver mod. 1895, as of August 6, 2008, the Ministry of Defense had 60,000 Nagant revolvers in storage (50 thousand serviceable and 10 thousand intended for disposal); as of August 15, 2011, 15,000 Nagant revolvers remained in the custody of the Ministry of Defense. However, from this number, from 32 to 40 thousand revolvers at the time of 2014 were in the storage of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and some more in the SBU. As of June 2014, they remained in service with the railway guard.

Nagant revolver modifications

Nagant M1910 - Belgian model mod. 1910 with the simultaneous extraction of spent cartridges.

Combat mods

"Soldier's" Nagant - a revolver with a non-self-cocking trigger mechanism, production was discontinued in 1918;
"Officer's" Nagant - a revolver with a self-cocking trigger mechanism;
Carabiners - before the First World War, a limited number of carbines with a barrel length of 300 mm and an integral butt and a revolver with a barrel extended up to 200 mm and a removable butt were produced for the border troops. These samples were developed and manufactured in the ITOS hunting weapons workshop as weapons for hunting, and not for the Border Guard, contrary to a number of sources.
"Commander's" or "Shortened" Nagant - a compact version of a revolver that involves concealed carrying, with a barrel length reduced to 85 mm and a shortened handle. The shortened Nagant was produced from 1924 to 1930. The total number of such revolvers for this period is about 25,000 pieces. Entered service with the OGPU and the NKVD. However, shortened Nagans were produced even before the revolution, for some categories of police officers, from 1912 to 1914. in a small amount.
In addition, in 1929, for reconnaissance and sabotage units, a revolver with a silencer was developed, equipped with the BRAMIT silent-flameless firing device of the system of the brothers V. G. and I. G. Mitin.
Nagant wz. 30 - Nagant revolver model 1895 of Polish production, from 1930 to 1939 it was mass-produced at an arms factory in Radom, in total 20 thousand pieces were produced in Poland. revolvers "Nagant" in two versions: Ng wz.30 and Ng wz.32

Sports modifications

Training revolver of the Nagant-Smirnsky sample of 1926 - designer A. A. Smirnsky, in 1925-1939. 3500 pieces were released. under the 5.6 mm rimfire cartridge.
Sports revolver of the Nagant system - model 1953, had a weighted barrel, non-self-cocking trigger mechanism, adjustable sights
MTs-4 - model of 1955 with a barrel length of 147 mm, designer - V. A. Paramonov. The revolver was produced in 1956-1966, a total of 8220 pieces were produced. MTs-4 and MTs-4-1.
TOZ-36 - a sports revolver of the 1962 model designed by E. L. Khaidurov.
TOZ-49 - a sports revolver of the 1972 model, designer E. L. Khaidurov. It features a shortened drum chambered for a revolver cartridge 7.62 × 26 mm.
TOZ-96 - export version of TOZ-49 chambered for .32 S&W Long Wadcutter, produced since 1996.

Conversion to sports and hunting weapons

Carbine KR-22 "Falcon" - a conversion model chambered for .22 LR, is a revolver "revolver" with a barrel extended to 500 mm, a wooden forearm and an integral wooden butt. The mass of the carbine is 2 kg. The production of the carbine was started in 2010.
The Thunder revolver is a conversion model produced by the Ukrainian company SOBR LLC, a sports and training revolver chambered for the 4 mm Flaubert cartridge
Conversion to civilian self-defense weapon
In the early 2000s, on the basis of the Nagant revolver, several variants of gas and traumatic revolvers were developed, which are produced by reworking from combat "revolvers".
In Russia, civilian self-defense weapons: traumatic revolvers R1 "Naganych" chambered for 9 mm R.A. and VPO-502 "Nagan-M" chambered for 10 × 32 mm T, as well as a service traumatic revolver RS chambered for 10 × 23 mm T .
In Ukraine, gas and traumatic revolvers Skat 1R, Kombrig, G-Nagan, Nagan RF and a shortened Skat 1Rk.
In accordance with forensic requirements, changes have been made to the design of the "rubber guns", excluding the possibility of firing live ammunition.

Signal (noise) modifications

VPO-503 "Nagan-S" ("Bluff") - signal revolver for the "Zhevelo" primer, produced since the summer of 2006. The manufacturer - the Vyatka-Polyansky plant "Hammer" carries out alteration of combat revolvers stored in warehouses. The design of the revolver excludes the reverse conversion into a military weapon (the drum chambers are converted to the caliber of the primer, the barrel is bored out, a plug is inserted into the breech breech). At the same time, the appearance of the revolver is almost completely preserved. All factory numbers, stamps of masters and controllers are also intact. The revolver is disassembled and serviced in the usual way.
MP-313 (Nagant-07). In the summer of 2008, the curtailment of the production of revolvers at Molot began and the transfer of production to the Izhevsk Arms Plant. In MP-313, in comparison with the Bluff, changes were made to the design of the barrel plug (the new plug has a more thoughtful shape), the barrel is bored out to a smaller diameter, the serial number of the revolver on the frame has been removed, the frame is not milled at the breech breech, number drum, and sometimes other parts, does not match the internal number on the frame, the bushings for the "Zhevelo" are not pressed into the drum chambers, but are screwed into the threads pre-cut into them. The revolver comes with a wiping tool and a double-ended screwdriver.
R-2 - signal revolver for the Zhevelo primer, the next version after Bluff and MP-313. Manufacturer - Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant. Features of the model: a pin is installed in the barrel of the revolver on the right side through the frame, which is also a plug, the insertion point is welded and ground; nevertheless, the barrel looks authentic, the rifling is preserved; the drum is drilled, it has standard inserts for Zhevelo; unlike the MP-313, the drum number and the number on the cover correspond to the number on the frame; three brand new hallmarks are applied on the cover (there were more on the first issue); there are no new hallmarks on the drum and the back of the frame..

Specifications Nagant

Caliber: 7.62×38mm Revolver (7.62mm revolver)
Weapon length: 235 mm
Barrel length: 114 mm
Weapon height: 132 mm
Weapon Width: 40mm
Weight without cartridges: 795 g.
Magazine capacity: 7 rounds

The revolver consists of the following parts and mechanisms: a barrel, a frame with a handle, a drum with an axle, a double-acting trigger, a mechanism for feeding cartridges and fixing the drum, a mechanism for removing spent cartridges, sights, a fuse.

Details of the revolver "Nagant": 1 - front sight; 2 - trunk; 3- ramrod tube; 4 - frame; 5- aiming slot; 6 - drum axis; 7- movable tube; eight- spring; nine- drum; ten- door; eleven- screws; 12- door spring; thirteen- connecting screw; 14 - striker; fifteen- striker pin; sixteen- trigger; 17- connecting rod; eighteen- spring; nineteen- action spring; 20- slider; 21 - breech; 22- dog; 23 - trigger; 24 - trigger guard; 25 - ramrod; 26- ramrod spring; 27 - side cover; 28 - insert; 29- cheeks; 30 - ring.

The barrel of the revolver "Nagant".

Frame with a screwed barrel of the Nagant revolver: 1 - barrel; 2- groove; 3- notch for the belt of the drum; 4- notch for the front end of the trigger guard; 5- threaded hole for the trigger guard screw; 6- trigger axis; 7- trigger axis; eight- aiming slot; 9 - shield; ten- slot for the nose of the dog; eleven- vertical groove; 12- hole for connecting screw; 13 - threaded socket; 14 - a smooth hole for the nipple of the mainspring; fifteen- back of the head; 16 - ring; 17 - axis of the trigger guard.

The barrel of the revolver "Nagant"

The barrel inside has a channel with four rifling and a widening in the breech for the muzzle of the sleeve. Outside, the barrel has a threaded stub for connecting to the frame and a limiter belt for a ramrod tube (the belt has a cutout for the end of the tube tide and a line for installing a ramrod tube).

Frame with the handle of the revolver "Nagant"

The frame consists of four walls and is integral with the handle. The front wall has a threaded channel for the barrel, a smooth channel for the drum axle and a cutout for the drum axle head. The top wall has a groove for easy aiming. The bottom wall has a recess for the passage of the belt of the drum, a semicircular cutout for the trigger guard, a threaded hole for the trigger guard screw, the axis of the trigger. On the rear wall there is an aiming slot, a rear sight, a chute for facilitating insertion of cartridges into the drum, a rack of the drum door with a hole for a screw, a chute for a door spring with a hole for a screw, a drum shield that holds cartridges, a hole for the thin end of the drum axis, a window and a nest for the head of the breech, slot for the nose of the dog, slots for the slider, the axis of the breech. The handle has an axis for the trigger, an axis for the tail of the trigger guard, a hole for the connecting screw with a side cover, a hole for the nipple of the mainspring. The side cover of the frame has two sockets for the axes of the trigger and the trigger, a recess for moving the pawl and a tube for the connecting screw. The frame with the barrel, side cover and trigger guard make up the body of the revolver. The trigger guard has a semicircular cutout with a recess for the mounting screw and a tail with a hole for the axle.

Side cover of the Nagant revolver: 1- nest for the axis of the trigger; 2- socket for the end of the trigger axis; 3- outlet; 4 - tube with a channel for the connecting screw; 5 - wooden cheek.

Drum with the axis of the revolver "Nagant"

The drum has a central channel for placing a movable tube with a spring and the end of the axis of the drum, a circular groove and a groove in the channel for the nipple of the drum tube, recesses to lighten the drum, a belt with recesses for the trigger nipple and notches for the door tooth, a notch with rims on the front wall , surrounding chambers, a ratchet wheel with cutouts for the nose of the dog. The axis of the drum has a head for its fixation and a channel for the ramrod.

The trigger mechanism of the revolver "Nagant"

It consists of a trigger with a striker, a connecting rod with a spring, a trigger and a mainspring.

Trigger guard revolver "Nagant": 1- semicircular cut; 2- tail; 3- hole.

Drum revolver "Nagant": 1- ratchet wheel; 2- central channel; 3- chamber; 4- excavation.

The axis of the drum revolver "Nagant";/ - head; 2 - thin end; 3- thick end.

The trigger with the connecting rod of the revolver "Nagant":I - spoke; 2- striker; 3- tail; 4 - combat ledge; 5 - toe with a combat platoon; b- connecting rod; 7- ledge.

The trigger consists of a knitting needle, a striker swinging on a hairpin, a toe with a combat platoon, a ledge and a combat ledge for contact with the mainspring, and a recess for the connecting rod with a spring. The connecting rod has a nose for contact with the trigger sear and a protrusion with a hole and limiting bevels for placement in the trigger groove. The trigger has a cranked protrusion for raising and lowering the slider, a sear for cocking the trigger and self-cocking, a recess for the mainspring pen, a hole for the pawl, a tail for pressing when firing, a nipple for fixing the drum, a ledge for retracting the drum after the shot and an axle hole. The mainspring is lamellar, two-pronged, held in the frame with a nipple. The top feather has a protrusion for pulling the trigger back with the help of the trigger ledge after the shot and a platform for contact with the trigger lug. The chainstay provides a forward trigger position and pawl retention.

The mainspring of the revolver "Nagant":I - ledge; 2- top feather; 3- playground; 4- bottom pen.

Trigger revolver "Nagant": 1- crank protrusion; 2-nipple; 3- tail; 4- hole for the axle of the dog; 5- whispered; 6 - ledge.

Dog revolver "Nagant": 1- nose; 2- axis.

Slider revolver "Nagant": 1- cutout for the passage of the striker; 2-recess for the cranked protrusion of the trigger.

Mechanisms for feeding cartridges, fixing the drum and locking the Nagant revolver.

The mechanism includes the following parts: trigger, pawl, slider, breech, movable tube with a spring and a door with a spring. The pawl has a spout for contact with the teeth of the ratchet wheel and an axle, half cut, for placement in the trigger hole and contact with the lower feather of the mainspring.

Movable tube and its spring revolver "Nagant": 1- nipple; 2- ledge.

Revolver breech "Nagant": 1- head; 2- ledge.

The door and its spring revolver "Nagant": 1- nipple; 2- ears; 3-tooth

The slider has a cutout at the top for the passage of the striker, and at the bottom - a recess for the cranked protrusion of the trigger. Treasury. Its configuration consists of: a head with a channel for the passage of the striker, a bevel for tilting forward under the action of the slider, a protrusion for returning the slider to its original position and a hole for the axle. The movable tube has a ledge for resting its spring and a nipple for fixing in the opening of the drum. Door. Its configuration consists of ears with holes for mounting on the frame stand, a nipple for fixing the drum when it is loaded, a tooth for limiting the rotation of the drum to the left when the door is closed.

The mechanism for removing spent cartridges of the revolver "Nagant"

The mechanism consists of a ramrod tube and a ramrod with a spring. The ramrod tube has a tide with a channel for moving the ramrod, a protrusion to hold the drum axis, a cutout in the tide for the tooth of the ramrod spring, a hole for the screw of the ramrod spring. The ramrod has a knurled head and a stem with longitudinal and transverse grooves for the spring tooth. The ramrod spring is lamellar and has a tooth for fixing the ramrod when entering the ramrod groove.

Sights revolver "Nagant"

They consist of a front sight and a slot (pillar) on the back wall of the frame. The front sight is movable and has paws with which it slides into the groove of the front sight base on the trunk.

Fuse revolver "Nagant"

The upper feather of the mainspring acts as a fuse against accidental shots, which, with its protrusion, presses on the ledge of the trigger and takes it to the rear position, removing the striker from the primer-cartridge.

In the nineteenth century, many states began to rearm their armies. Since revolvers, as personal short-barreled firearms, were characterized by high reliability and simple design, they were considered by European craftsmen as the most promising examples.

In the Belgian city of Liege, the Arms Factory of Leon and Emile Nagant began its activities. In this family workshop, gunsmith brothers repaired Dutch-made revolvers. Later, the factory began to manufacture its own samples. It was here that the weapon was created, which later became known in history as the Nagan revolver pistol.

Since this model was used in the civil war in Russia, it became a symbol of the 1917 revolution. The article contains information about the history of the creation and design of the Nagant pistol.

Where did it all begin?

In 1877, the eldest of the brothers, Emil, patented a drawing for the design of a revolver, which later became the basis for the legendary Nagant pistol. The model under the designation "Revolver M1877" was adopted by the Dutch army. After a slight modernization, the armies of Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Argentina, Brazil and Luxembourg were armed with this six-shot revolver.

World fame

Basically, the revolver was used in the Belgian army. Thanks to the positive feedback from the Belgian soldiers, this version of the pistol, like the Nagant brothers factory itself, gained worldwide fame in the arms market.

Developments

In the variant of the pistol "Nagan", assembled in 1895, the brothers managed to combine the best qualities from all previous developments. As a result, the M1892 revolver was considered a classic. Until 1940, the Belgian police used this particular modification of the Nagant pistol. The cartridge for this weapon also contained smokeless powder, but the bullet caliber was increased to 9 mm. Ammunition was contained in a special movable drum. Its rotation was carried out in a horizontal plane. With the appearance of the following modifications, no significant changes were made to the design of the Nagant pistol of 1895.

What is a revolving drum?

This part in the Nagant pistol simultaneously performs the functions of a chamber and a magazine. Most models of revolvers are equipped with drums that are designed for seven rounds. The drum with its hollow axis in front of the revolver is inserted into the frame, on which it is fixed with a special ramrod tube. It is mounted on the barrel neck in front of the drum.

In revolvers, which provide for pushing the drum onto the barrel, a special return mechanism is used. The right side of the Nagant pistol (a photo of the weapon is presented in the article) has become a place for placing a locking device - a special spring-loaded door. In order to charge the weapon, it is enough for the shooter to open (fold to the side) the door. The Nagant pistol is discharged in the same way. The disassembly of the weapon begins precisely with the opening of the door and the removal of the drum. Ammunition is located in special nests. When the door is tilted, cartridges are inserted into them. To prevent the ammunition from falling out of the weapon, the door should be returned to the closed position. In addition, the door prevents the drum from turning counterclockwise.

USM device

Revolvers "Nagant" are equipped with trigger, designed for double action, trigger mechanisms. Pistols contain strikers, which are hinged on the triggers. The handle has become a place for the location of the two-bladed mainspring. Revolvers do not have safety locks. During the first tests of the weapon, the designers noticed leakage of powder gases in the place of the breech cut and the front end of the drum. It was possible to correct this shortcoming by using a trigger mechanism that pushed the drum forward each time before firing. Thus, during the cocking of the hammer, by actuating a specific locking mechanism, the drum is shifted forward. Further, due to the trigger, the drum is stopped, and its rotation is stopped.

Model for the Russian army

In 1879, the Naval Ministry of Tsarist Russia purchased a small batch of pistols of the Nagant system from a Belgian manufacturer. The technical characteristics and design features of these revolvers have been improved compared to the previous models of 1877. The new weapons purchased by Russia (a thousand units) were intended for firing 7.5 mm ammunition. The cartridges were equipped with jacketed bullets and used smokeless powder. For revolvers of the "Nagant" system, cartridges were specially created from brass sleeves. Gunsmiths noted that the use of such cartridges provides high ballistic performance. In addition, the fired bullet had a decent initial velocity. Front sights and rear sights were used as sighting devices.

Belgian weapons in Tsarist Russia

The end of the nineteenth century in the Russian Empire was the period when the massive rearmament of the army was carried out. Modernization did not bypass personal firearms for soldiers and officers. A specially created commission, engaged in the selection of the most promising models from a large assortment of army revolvers, formulated the requirements for weapons. The best samples were considered on a competitive basis. Only the model that had the following qualities could become the winner:

Great stopping power.
High combat power. A bullet fired from a revolver was supposed to pierce five-inch pine boards.
Ease. The optimal weight should not exceed 0.92 kg.
Barrel rifling in their number, caliber and direction should have been identical to the rifling in Mosin's three-line rifles. This requirement is explained by the fact that in the event of a rifle breakdown, its barrel could later be used in the manufacture of a revolver.
Pistols should not be equipped with self-cocking devices, as, according to gunsmiths, this adversely affects accuracy.
The initial speed of the bullet is not less than 300 m / s.
Uncomplicated design.
High accuracy of combat.
Reliability and ease of use. The revolver must be immune to extreme conditions.
Alternate extraction of spent cartridges. As well as shooting by self-cocking, and simultaneous extraction, according to gunsmiths, entails a complication in the design of the revolver and excessive consumption of ammunition. Consequently, the production of pistols will be more labor intensive and will require large financial investments. The price of the finished product for the consumer will also increase.
The presence of sights designed for firing at a distance of at least 35 meters.
Using cartridges with smokeless powder and jacketed bullets in flanged brass cases.

Competition

The main competitor for the 1895 Nagant revolvers (M1892) was similar weapons from the Belgian gunsmith Henri Pieper - M1889 Bayar. Adhering to the conditions of the competition, Leon Nagan reduced the M1892 caliber from 9 mm to 7.62 mm. In addition, in the design of the revolver, he excluded the possibility of self-cocking firing. He also made two versions of the drums, designed for six and seven ammunition. The jury was given two samples of Nagant pistols. The characteristics of the Henri Pieper revolvers were inferior to the M1892: the Bayard revolver was heavier and had an unreliable design. As a result, he was rejected. And after minor design improvements, the Nagant pistol was adopted by the tsarist army of Russia.

Specifications M1892

The revolver, designed in 1892, did not begin production until 1895. The model has the following parameters:

The revolver is equipped with an automatic cocking drum, designed for 7 rounds of ammunition.
The weapon has an initial speed of 272 m/s.
The revolver is intended for firing at a distance of up to 700 meters.
The battle force is 210 J.
Caliber 7.62 x 32 mm
Rate of fire - the drum (seven rounds) is released within 20 seconds.
The weapon with an empty drum weighs 0.75 kg. With ammunition - 0.83 kg.
The dimensions of the revolver are 234 x 114 mm.
The revolver provides aimed shooting at a distance of up to 50 meters.

The article presents a photo of the Nagan M1892 pistol.

What is common in the Nagant models?

In all versions of the pistols of the Nagant brothers, the following characteristic design features can be distinguished:

Each modification of the revolver is equipped with a double-action trigger mechanism. This allows the shooter to use the weapon by pre-cocking the hammer, as well as self-cocking. The exception was pre-revolutionary models, in which self-cocking mechanisms were blocked in order to reduce the consumption of cartridges.
The basis of revolvers is a monolithic one-piece frame.
The opening of the drum is made due to the door folded to the side. However, in the 1910 revolver, this door did not open to the side, but back.
Blind landing of the revolving barrel in the frame.
All models use a ramrod. Before firing, it is hidden in the axis of the drum. During the operation of the weapon, the ramrod is used as an extractor: it pushes out the spent cartridges.
The frames are equipped with flat covers that cover the mechanism of the revolver.
In all models of revolvers of the Nagant system, drums are used as a chamber and magazine.

"Gletcher" 2012: injury.

Over the decades that the M1892 was in service, it gained a lot of popularity. This model of Belgian craftsmen is of interest to many lovers of rare weapons, which was taken into account by modern arms manufacturers. Since gas models designed for self-defense are in great demand today, the Nagant Gletcher NGT Black air pistol was created on the basis of the combat M1892. This option entered the Russian arms market in 2012. The black pistol "Nagant" is one of the most popular gas models today. Manufacturers have tried to give traumatic weapons an external resemblance to a combat counterpart. According to consumer reviews, the weight and size parameters of the Nagan pneumatic pistol do not differ from the M1892.

Description of the gas model

For the gas Nagant, the manufacturer used silumin. Wanting to give the weapon the effect of blued steel, the developers chose a black material. In some batches, Nagan air pistols are silver-plated. For the cheeks under the handle, the craftsmen use plastic, which is a successful imitation of wood. Traumatic gun "Nagant" is equipped with a reservoir with CO 2, which is a source of energy. Due to the trigger mechanism, firing from a gas sample is possible in two ways:

after a pre-cocked trigger, which the shooter performs manually;
self-cocking.

Operating principle

Unlike the combat counterpart, the gas "Nagant" does not provide for the sliding of the drum along the barrel during firing. The drum in the "Gletcher" does not rotate, but remains in a stationary position. Due to this, gas leakage is completely eliminated and sealing is increased. As in the real Nagant, in the traumatic version, it is also possible to remove the drum from the frame. The body of the Glacier is equipped with a manual safety, which is used when blocking the hammer and trigger. Fires the weapon with copper-plated steel shot (BB). Before the start of operation, the bullet is mounted in a false cartridge - a special device made of two rubber inserts designed to prevent gas leakage.

NGT products fire original ammunition that will not fit other similar models. In order to load the revolver, the shooter must insert cartridges one at a time into the drum, while rotating it clockwise. If the bullet is inserted correctly, a characteristic click should be heard. The drums in the Glaciers are not folding. The inside of the pistol grip is used for a gas cartridge. Outside, it is closed with plastic lining.

Characteristics

The traumatic revolver "Nagant" has the following characteristics:

The weight of the weapon is 700 g.
The pistol is designed to fire bullets of 4.5 mm caliber.
The strength of the battle - 3 J.
The fired bullet is capable of developing a maximum initial speed of up to 120 m / s. However, judging by the numerous reviews of the owners, after 60 shots the initial speed drops to 90 m / s.
CO 2 gas is used as a filler for the cylinder.
The revolver is used for shooting at distances up to 230 meters.

According to the reviews of the owners of these traumatic Nagans, one canister is enough to fire 100-105 shots. In this parameter, other pneumatic pistols are inferior to the Glacier. In addition, for the descent of the self-cocking in the traumatic "Nagant", unlike its combat counterpart, less effort is required - only 3 kg, which increases the accuracy of shooting and comfort in operation.

Army modifications

Based on the revolver of the Nagant system, the following special combat options have been developed for military personnel:

"Soldier". The design of the revolver uses a non-self-cocking trigger mechanism.
"Officer". In this "Nagan" a trigger mechanism is provided.
"Commander". This model is a compact version of the revolver: the barrel length is reduced to 85 mm, the handle is shortened. Designed in 1927. Serial production in small batches was carried out specifically for the OGPU and the NKVD (25 thousand units). Terminated in 1932. Designed for concealed carry.
Revolver "Nagant" using the BraMit silent-flame shooting device. This device, which acts as a silencer, was developed by the Mitin brothers in 1929. The disadvantage of pistols equipped with such devices was that when firing, the silencer took away some of the energy, as a result of which the bolt could not go through the entire cycle, which led to cartridge distortions. When firing from a revolver with a silencer, these shortcomings were not observed. Silent firing attachments have been designed to be ideal for revolver barrels. They do not need to be redesigned and adapted. Special brackets were used to fix BraMit devices. Revolvers equipped with these devices were used by reconnaissance and sabotage units of the Red Army.

5. "Nagant" WZ.30.- Polish-made revolver, manufactured in 1895. Serial production was carried out during 1930-1939. in the city of Radom. About 20 thousand units were manufactured.

Models for civil use

For lovers of firearms, the following options for revolvers of the Nagant system are presented:

MMG. The revolver is a collectible and stage model souvenir. It can also be used as a museum piece. Outwardly, the revolvers do not differ from combat ones, however, on the drums of the MMG revolvers there are inscriptions: “uch.” This means that the gun can be used for training purposes.
Carbine KR-22 "Falcon". This Nagant revolver is a special conversion model. The length of the barrel is 50 cm. The design has an integral wooden butt and a wooden forearm. The revolver weighs 2 kg. Serial production started in 2010.
"Thunder". The revolver is a conversion model. Used for sports and training purposes. The pistol is designed to fire 4 mm Flaubert cartridges.
"Nagan-S" VPO-503. This signal pattern is also called "Bluff". Signal pistol "Nagant" was developed in 2006. Produced at the Vyatka-Polyansky plant "Molot". There is also storage of combat revolvers in special warehouses and their further alteration. Due to the peculiar design (the presence of a bored barrel and a plug in the breech), the Nagan-S signal pistol cannot be converted into a military weapon. Externally, the signal model is identical to its combat counterpart. Starting pistols "Nagant" are disassembled and serviced in the same way as real ones. The frames of revolvers are characterized by the presence of factory numbers and control terminals. The workers of the Izhevsk Arms Plant began to produce pistols of the Nagant system. The following design changes have been made to the device:

changed the shape of the plug in the breech breech;
reduced the diameter of the bore of the trunks;
removed serial numbers and control terminals from the frames and drums of revolvers;
stopped milling the frames of the breech breech;
the chambers in the drums do not contain pressed bushings for the Zhevelo cartridge. A special thread is used for installation;

The revolver is equipped with a wipe and a double-sided screwdriver.

5. MP-313. In 2008, serial production of revolvers at the Molot plant was discontinued.

6. R-2. The revolver of the Nagant system is an improved model of Bluff and MP-313. The pistol is produced at a machine-building plant in Izhevsk. The design of this sports model is characterized by:

The presence of a special pin, which is used as a plug. It is inserted into the revolving barrel on the right side through the frame. The place where the pin was inserted was carefully welded and polished by the workers of the plant. Thanks to this, the starting model looks very authentic. In addition, the developers decided to keep the rifling in the barrel.
The drilled drums are equipped with standard inserts for Zhevelo cartridges.

Conclusion

To the revolvers of the "Nagant" system in Russia, as in other CIS countries, the attitude is ambiguous. Since this weapon was mainly used by employees of repressive authorities until the 1950s, its name evokes negative associations for some users.

Nagan model 1892. The history of the model and the perfection of weapons

In 1859, the brothers Emile and Henri-Leon founded in Liege (Belgium) the firm "Fabrique d'Arm E. and L." for the production of personal weapons, which, thanks to successful designs, were successful in the police and the army.

In 1878, a successful revolver model was developed for 7.5 and 9 mm caliber cartridges. She became the prototype for arr. 1887

In 1893-1895. Leon Nagant improved this model by using the sequential removal of shells in it, developed by the master gunsmith Abadi, the author of his own revolver. But Abadi became famous in the arms world thanks to the drum door. The Abadi door (located on the right in the figure) turned off the trigger when opened and allowed the trigger to be used to turn the drum during loading.

A distinctive feature of the new model was a drum running onto the breech, providing complete obturation of powder gases.

To this day, fierce disputes have not subsided over whether the production costs for the implementation of a complex drum design are justified by an increase in ballistic characteristics.

When in Russia the question arose of replacing the obsolete 4.2-linear (10.66 mm) Smith-Wesson revolver, which had cartridges filled with black powder, in 1893-1895. an arms contest was held. The Revolver of the "Nagant" system arr. 1895. Here are the advantages noted by the commission in its protocol:

reliability in action: for 1004 shots, the revolver made one delay due to a poor-quality cartridge, which was eliminated by pressing the trigger again;

well-aimed and sufficient strength fight;

small weight and dimensions. It was smaller, more convenient, simpler than other similar systems.

During operation, another great advantage was revealed - tolerance for dust, dirt, as well as the ability to repair weapons with improvised means.

Disadvantages of the revolver noted by the commission:

unnecessary complication of the mechanism caused by pushing the drum onto the barrel, which does not pay off with a slight improvement in the ballistic properties of the weapon and gives the prerequisites for a delay - the drum stuck on the barrel. It was the drum advance that made it possible to use only this revolver as a silent weapon from the entire large family of revolvers;

heavy descent, inconvenient for marksmanship;

a small number of cartridges in the drum, since it was possible to arrange a drum for 8 or 9 cartridges;

slow and inconvenient extraction of cartridge cases and loading of the revolver.

The last drawback was eliminated by Nagant in arr. 1910. It was based on arr. 1895 The new revolver had a drum tilting to the right with the simultaneous removal of all spent cartridges using an extractor located on the axis of the drum. In this case, the drum was supported by the lower part of the tilted door, which also served as a drum lock in the firing position. Double-action trigger mechanism, seven-shot drum; cartridge, caliber and barrel length remained the same.

Revolvers of two modifications were adopted for service in the Russian army:

soldier with a single-action trigger;

officer with double action trigger * .

Revolvers were first produced in Belgium, but since 1898 production began at the Tula Arms Plant. The 7.62 mm revolver caliber made it possible to unify factory equipment for the production of both revolvers and 7.62 mm Mosin rifles.

The first and only modernization was carried out in 1930, which mainly concerned manufacturability and reduction in the cost of mass production. Outwardly, the new revolvers were distinguished by a slightly modified front sight and rear sight.

The release continued until 1945. In 1994, its production was resumed at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant as a service weapon.

In addition to the main model, there were also produced:

a small number of revolvers with an elongated barrel and stock;

a small batch of shortened revolvers for the officers of the Red Army. These revolvers differed from the main sample not only in the reduced size of some parts, but also in a slightly modified disassembly sequence. The shortened revolver had a length of 200 mm, a barrel length of 87 mm, a height of 120 mm;

training model caliber 5.6 mm for a standard rimfire cartridge;

re-barreled sports revolvers under the "native" cartridge of 7.62 mm caliber.

In addition to the Russian army, these revolvers were in service with a number of other states.

Main characteristics

The appearance of a soldier-style revolver was due to the ingrained opinion that rapid-fire weapons in the hands of "lower ranks" lead to unjustified consumption of ammunition. From the officer's revolver, the soldier was distinguished by an additional detail that prevented self-cocking fire.

Revolver Abadi

Revolvers "Nagant" of Russian production arr. 1895 (above) and arr. 1910

Revolver "Nagan", released in the USSR after the modernization of 1930

A shortened revolver "Nagan", manufactured for the command staff of the Red Army

Design of parts and mechanisms

The device of the revolver "Nagant" (soldier's sample): 1 - barrel; 2 - frame; 3 - ramrod tube; 4 - ramrod; 5 - trigger guard; 6 - drum; 7 - movable tube; 8 - tube spring; 9 - drum axis; 10 - breech; 11 - slider; 12 - trigger; 13 - trigger; 14 - connecting rod; 15 - dog; 16 - mainspring; 17 - striker

Trunk

The barrel inside has a channel with four rifling and a widening in the breech for the muzzle of the sleeve.

Outside, the barrel has a threaded stub for connecting to the frame and a limiter belt for a ramrod tube (the belt has a cutout for the end of the tube tide and a line for installing a ramrod tube).

Trunk

Frame with handle

The frame consists of four walls and is integral with the handle.

The front wall has a threaded channel for the barrel, a smooth channel for the drum axle and a cutout for the drum axle head.

The top wall has a groove for easy aiming.

The bottom wall has a recess for the passage of the belt of the drum, a semicircular cutout for the trigger guard, a threaded hole for the trigger guard screw, the axis of the trigger.

On the rear wall there is an aiming slot, a rear sight, a chute for facilitating insertion of cartridges into the drum, a rack of the drum door with a hole for a screw, a chute for a door spring with a hole for a screw, a drum shield that holds cartridges, a hole for the thin end of the drum axis, a window and a nest for the head of the breech, slot for the nose of the dog, slots for the slider, the axis of the breech.

The handle has an axis for the trigger, an axis for the tail of the trigger guard, a hole for the connecting screw with a side cover, a hole for the nipple of the mainspring.

Frame with a screwed-in barrel: 1 - barrel; 2 - groove; 3 - recess for the belt of the drum; 4 - notch for the front end of the trigger guard; 5 - threaded hole for the trigger guard screw; 6 - axis of the trigger; 7 - axis of the trigger; 8 - sighting slot; 9 - shield; 10 - slot for the nose of the dog; 11 - vertical groove; 12 - hole for connecting screw; 13 - threaded socket; 14 - a smooth hole for the nipple of the mainspring; 15 - back of the head; 16 - ring; 17 - trigger guard axis

Side cover The frame has two sockets for the axes of the trigger and the trigger, a recess for moving the pawl and a tube for the connecting screw.

The frame with the barrel, side cover and trigger guard make up the body of the revolver.

Side cover: 1 - socket for the trigger axis; 2 - socket for the end of the trigger axis; 3 - recess; 4 - tube with a channel for the connecting screw; 5 - wooden cheek

trigger guard has a semicircular cutout with a recess for a mounting screw and a tail with a hole for the axle.

Trigger guard: 1 - semicircular cutout; 2 - tail; 3 - hole

Drum with axle

Drum axle has a head for fixing it and a channel for a ramrod.

Drum: 1 - ratchet wheel; 2 - central channel; 3 - chamber; 4 - notch (top)
Drum axis: 1 - head; 2 - thin end; 3 - thick end

trigger mechanism

It consists of a trigger with a striker, a connecting rod with a spring, a trigger and a mainspring.

trigger consists of a knitted knitting needle, a striker swinging on a hairpin, a toe with a combat platoon, a ledge and a combat ledge for contact with the mainspring, and a recess for the connecting rod with a spring.

connecting rod has a spout for contact with the trigger sear and a protrusion with a hole and limiting bevels for placement in the groove of the trigger.

Trigger has a cranked protrusion for raising and lowering the slider, a sear for cocking the trigger and self-cocking, a recess for the mainspring pen, a hole for the pawl, a tail for pressing when firing, a nipple for fixing the drum, a ledge for retracting the drum after a shot and a hole for axis.

Action spring lamellar, two-fingered, held in the frame with the help of a nipple. The top feather has a protrusion for pulling the trigger back with the help of the trigger ledge after the shot and a platform for contact with the trigger lug. The chainstay provides a forward trigger position and pawl retention.

Trigger with connecting rod: 1 - spoke; 2 - striker; 3 - tail; 4 - combat ledge; 5 - toe with a combat platoon; 6 - connecting rod; 7 - ledge (above)
Mainspring: 1 - ledge; 2 - top feather; 3 - platform; 4 - lower feather (in the middle)
Trigger: 1 - cranked ledge; 2 - nipple; 3 - tail; 4 - hole for the axis of the pawl; 5 - whispered; 6 - ledge (below)

Mechanisms for feeding cartridges, fixing the drum and locking

The mechanism includes the following parts: trigger, pawl, slider, breech, movable tube with a spring and a door with a spring.

Dog has a spout for contact with the teeth of the ratchet wheel and an axle, half cut, for placement in the trigger hole and contact with the lower feather of the mainspring.

crawler has a cutout at the top for the passage of the striker, and at the bottom - a recess for the cranked protrusion of the trigger.

Treasury. Its configuration consists of: a head with a channel for the passage of the striker, a bevel for tilting forward under the action of the slider, a protrusion for returning the slider to its original position and a hole for the axle.

movable tube has a ledge for resting its spring and a nipple for fixing in the opening of the drum.

Door. Its configuration consists of ears with holes for mounting on the frame stand, a nipple for fixing the drum when it is loaded, a tooth for limiting the rotation of the drum to the left when the door is closed.

Dog: 1 - spout; 2 - axis (top)
Slider: 1 - cutout for the passage of the striker; 2 - notch for the cranked protrusion of the trigger (right)

Movable tube and its spring: 1 - nipple; 2 - ledge (above)
Breech: 1 - head; 2 - ledge (right)

Door and its spring: 1 - nipple; 2 - ears; 3 - tooth

Spent cartridge case removal mechanism

The mechanism consists of a ramrod tube and a ramrod with a spring.

Cleaning tube has a lug with a channel for moving the ramrod, a protrusion to hold the drum axis, a cutout in the tide for the tooth of the ramrod spring, a hole for the screw of the ramrod spring.

Ramrod has a knurled head and stem with longitudinal and transverse grooves for the spring tooth.

The ramrod spring is lamellar and has a tooth for fixing the ramrod when entering the ramrod groove.

Shompolny tube: 1 - protrusion; 2 - high tide (above)
The ramrod and its spring: 1 - head; 2 - transverse groove; 3 - stem; 4 - longitudinal groove

Sights

They consist of a front sight and a slot (pillar) on the back wall of the frame.

The front sight is movable and has paws with which it slides into the groove of the front sight base on the trunk.

Front sight of a Soviet-made revolver. On the left - options for the front sights of revolvers produced at the Liege factory of Nagant (a) and at the Tula factory before 1917 (b)

Fuse

Work of parts and mechanisms

Starting position

The lowered trigger with the front protruding part rests against the slider and does not allow the striker, hidden in the channel of the breech head, to move towards the primer of the cartridge.

The mainspring, being in the smallest preload, with its feathers keeps the trigger and the tail of the trigger in the forward position, and the pawl is tilted forward.

The nose of the pawl protrudes from behind the rear wall of the frame and is adjacent to the beveled surface of the tooth of the ratchet wheel of the drum.

The cranked protrusion of the trigger lies on the cape of the trigger, its nipple is recessed inside the frame, and the ledge is retracted to the rearmost position.

The slider is located below the head of the breech and the front plane rests against the beveled protrusion of the breech.

The head of the breech is retracted to the rear position.

The drum is in the rear position and is fixed by the tooth of the door, the ledge of the trigger, the nose of the pawl, and the spring of the drum tube.

Between the front edge of the drum and the rear edge of the barrel, a gap was formed for the free passage of the barrels of the cartridges during the rotation of the drum.

The ramrod is fixed in the axis of the drum.

The trigger is cocked

To cock the trigger, press its spoke, turn it down to failure and release it. The trigger, turning on the axis, compresses the mainspring with its lugs, resting its toe against the cranked protrusion of the trigger, turns it with its tail back and, sliding along the sear, jumps into the sear cutout with a platoon and stops. The trigger is cocked.

The trigger, turning under the pressure of the toe of the trigger, feeds up the pawl and the slider.

The dog, resting its spout against the edge of the tooth of the ratchet wheel of the drum, turns it 1/7 of the circle and sets the next cartridge against the bore.

The slider, resting its upper part against the bevel of the breech head, turns it on the axis head first.

The breech, pressing the head on the head of the cartridge, forces the cartridge to enter the muzzle into the broadening of the bore.

The trigger nipple enters the notch of the drum belt and fixes it from turning.

The revolver is ready to fire.

The position of the parts of an unloaded revolver

The position of the parts of the revolver before the shot

Shot

To fire a shot, you must press the trigger.

When the trigger is pressed, it rotates on the axis, its crank rises up and releases the cocking of the trigger from the sear cutout.

The trigger, under the influence of the mainspring, sharply turns on the axis and strikes with a striker on the cartridge igniter primer. After the strike, the trigger, under the action of the mainspring on its ledge, bounces back and leads the striker into the channel of the breech head, not allowing it to protrude from the breech.

Powder gases put pressure on the walls of the sleeve, causing it to expand and fit snugly against the walls of the drum and the annular broadening of the barrel. Complete obturation of powder gases is carried out.

Scheme of operation of the USM when fired

The action of the parts of the revolver when fired

After the shot

After cessation of pressing the trigger, under the influence of the lower feather of the mainspring, it turns on the axis, lowers the pawl and the slider down, removes its nipple from the groove of the drum belt.

The dog, sliding its nose along the tooth of the ratchet wheel, jumps over the next tooth.

The slider, going down, presses on the protrusion of the breech, turns it, forcing its head to move back.

At the same time, the slider with its rear plane rests against the front protrusion of the trigger and takes it back even more along with the striker, protecting it from an accidental shot.

The drum, under the action of the spring of the movable tube and the ledge of the trigger, which presses on the belt of the drum, moves to the rear position.

self-cocking shot

In this case, all parts, except the trigger and hammer, work the same way as when firing with a pre-cocked trigger manually. Therefore, we will consider the interaction of only these details.

In order to fire a self-cocking shot, you only need to pull the trigger.

When the trigger is pressed, turning around the axis, it raises the cranked protrusion, which presses on the lower end of the connecting rod, trying to pull it forward and up.

The connecting rod, resting its shoulders against the front ledge of the trigger, rotates it around its axis, compresses the mainspring and cocks the trigger.

Further pulling the trigger causes the rounded end of the protrusion to jump off the end of the connecting rod and release the trigger. The trigger strikes the primer, and a shot is fired.

After releasing the pressure, the trigger under the influence of the lower feather of the mainspring takes its original position.

The cranked protrusion of the trigger, going down, presses on the front plane of the connecting rod and, pulling the connecting rod back, compresses its spring. When the crankshaft passes the end of the connecting rod, the connecting rod, under the action of its spring, moves to the forward position and its lower end again becomes above the rounded part of the cranked protrusion of the trigger.

Revolver disassembly and assembly

Partial disassembly and assembly

1. Push the cleaning rod forward to the full by turning it by the head.

2. Remove the drum axle by sliding the ramrod tube to the line.

3. Remove the drum from the frame by opening the door.

Assembly is carried out in the reverse order.

Incomplete disassembly of the revolver: a - removal of the ramrod; b - extraction of the drum axis; c - drum removal

Complete disassembly and assembly

1. Make an incomplete disassembly of the revolver.

2. Remove the movable tube of the drum with the spring by turning it until the mark matches the groove.

3. Unscrew the connecting screw of the handle.

4. Separate the cover from the frame by tapping on it.

5. Put the trigger on the combat platoon.

6. Screw the connecting screw into the threaded socket of the handle.

7. Separate the trigger from the frame by pressing the trigger.

8. Take out the dog.

9. Remove the trigger from the axle.

10. Separate the slider from the frame.

11. Separate the breech from the frame by pressing on its lower end.

12. Release the mainspring by holding the trigger guard with your left hand after unscrewing the screw.

13. Separate the trigger guard.

14. Pull the connecting screw out of the handle.

15. Separate the door and its spring by unscrewing the screws.

16. Separate the cleaning rod.

Assembly is carried out in reverse order.

Complete disassembly of the revolver: a - removal of the movable tube with a spring; b - unscrewing the connecting screw; c - compartment of the side cover; g - screwing in the connecting screw; e - removing the trigger from the axle; e - extracting the dog; g - removal of the trigger; h - separation of the slider; and - removal of the breech; k - release of the mainspring; l - removal of the trigger guard; m - unscrewing the door screw; n - ramrod compartment.