The MAS 1887, a variant of the MAS 1885 chambred in 8mm, and precursor to the MAS 1892 It also features a smaller calibre than many other military revolvers of that time period, including the Webley revolver and its predecessor the MAS 1873 revolver. The Modèle 1892 was first fielded in 1893 and was prominent among French military officers during First World War, and later the French police until the mid-1960s.Ī mechanically tight and very well finished handgun, the Modèle 1892 fires 8mm rounds with a striking power equivalent to that of a. The Modèle 1892 revolver is a solid frame revolver with the cylinder on a separate frame swinging right for manual reloading. It was the standard issue sidearm for officers in the French military during the First World War. Etienne 8mm') is a French service revolver produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne as a replacement for the MAS 1873 revolver. The Model 1892 revolver (also known as the 'Lebel revolver' and the 'St. Modèle 1892 revolver on display at the Liberty Memorial of the National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City.

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