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8mm NON-REGULATION FRENCH REVOLVER
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METRIC HANDGUN 8mm UP TO 8.99mm
8mm NON-REGULATION FRENCH REVOLVER
8mm · 3 headstamps · 3 scans
| Calibre | 8mm |
| In the cabinet | METRIC HANDGUN 8mm UP TO 8.99mm · 6 images |
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
Research notes
This is the shorter (24mm) “civilian” or non-regulation version of the French Lebel M1882 revolver. It was an SFM development circa 1900 but was obsolete before the beginning of WW1. It is also similar, if not the same as the 8mm Tue-Tue revolver. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 96).
Provenance
2025Catalogued in the collection
Same drawer
