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▶ COLT FRONTIER
DOUBLE-ACTION MET
Date 1878
Ejector rod housing
Origin US
1
Weight 2 ⁄4lb (1kg)
1
Barrel 5 ⁄2in (14cm) Six-round cylinder
Caliber .44/.45in ALLIC-CAR
Colt produced its first double-action ▼ MAUSER M1878 “ZIG-ZAG” The “Zig-Zag” was a
pistol, the Lightning, in 1877, and six-shot revolver with a
the following year produced this Date 1878 top-hinged frame. Diagonal
double-action version equivalent of Origin Germany slots cut into the cylinder
the SAA “Peacemaker” in .44 and Pearl grip Weight 2 ⁄2lb (1.2kg) face were used with a
1
.45 calibers. 1 corresponding arm link
Barrel 6 ⁄2in (16.5cm)
to rotate the cylinder.
Caliber .43in TRIDGE PIST

▶ REICHSREVOLVER M1879 OLS
Date 1879
Origin Germany
1
Weight 2 ⁄4lb (1.04kg)
Barrel 7in (18cm)
Caliber 10.6 × 25mm Rim-fire Frame opening catch
This solid and reliable single-action Checkered grip
six-shot revolver was used by the
German Army until 1908. Some guns
even saw service in World War I. Lanyard ring
Loading gate
Fore sight

Extractor rod
▼ RAST AND GASSER M1898 This reliable, solid-frame
Date 1898 double-action pistol was
issued to soldiers in the
Origin Austria Austro-Hungarian Army in
Weight 33oz (930g) World War I. Around 200,000
3
Barrel 8 ⁄4in (22.3cm) of them were manufactured
from 1898 to 1912.
Caliber .32in

▲ LEBEL MODÈLE 1892
Date 1892
Origin France
1
Weight 28 ⁄4oz (800g)
Barrel 11 ⁄4in (28.6cm) Trigger guard
1
Caliber 8 × 27mm Rim-fire
Plain
walnut grip The double-action solid-frame
Lebel Modèle 1892 was loaded by
means of a gate. It was used by the L-shaped grip
French Army in World War I.