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Nagant “Customs” (Copy)
It is about a revolver of ordinance with central percussion and box frame. The barrel is with 8 sides with a front sight in half-moon.
The rod slides in a guide integrated into the console and is maintained by a small leaf spring.
The cylinder with 6 blows is grooved; these grooves are elliptic.
The wood grips of walnut squared are maintained by a transverse screw and two rivet washers.
The stick ends in a ring and its screw-pivot.
The weapon carries the lawful punches of the proofhouse of Liege, namely:
ELG* in a crowned oval: final acceptance post 1893.
AH*: countermark of the controller post 1877.
R crowned: rifled bore, of use of 1894 to 1968.
L crowned: maybe marking of the founder of barrel.
The
weapon also bears the following unofficial mark:
DOUANE B
above the serial number 317, to insinuate that it is a NAGANT of the Belgian
CUSTOMS.
On the
other hand, it is necessary to emphasize the absence of the mark of the Belgian
Government, 2 interlaced L under crown in a circle (mark of Leopold II) and
naturally the mark of the manufacturer NAGANT BREVETE.
L crowned: marking of the founder of barrel.
GG
