Filling my ridiculous gun quota...

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter

The Japanese revovler actually looks like it wouldn't explode when stared at a little harder than normal. That's pretty rare in Japanese pistols

not all Japanese handguns are like the Shiki Kenju. Your redneck S&W elitism is showing ...

[Nyles]

Exactly. The T-94 was not a great design, but the other Japanese service pistols were hardly on that level. And, by the way, the safety on the T-94 securely locks the sear, and ANY single-action pistol is unsafe to carry with the safety off. Military weapons get tested pretty extensively before being put into service, and they are rarely, if ever, dangerous when used properly with the ammunition they were inteded for. It's only when civilians get ahold of them that the problems start.

Thanks for the kind words all. Checkman, you actually made a very good point about the Enfield, I remember having the same conversation with a Japanese pistol collector. They are two very similar designs in operation and performance, but by the time the Enfield was first issued the T-26 had stopped being a primary-issued pistol for decades.

The palanca pivots down so it's parallel with the grip, and then the fingers of the firing hand are used to pull back the slide and chamber a round. When the pistol is fired the slide moving back with automatically cause it to flip out of the way. It's not a great feature, but the reason I find the Jo.Lo.Ar. so fascinating is that it's a whole collection of bad ideas.

[S&Wshooter]

Does the Belgian Nagant have the same kind of crazy heavy trigger like the Russian m1895?

[Nyles]

No, the Russian Nagant only has that because of the gas seal mechanism, and it's the only Nagant that has it.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Nyles

No, the Russian Nagant only has that because of the gas seal mechanism, and it's the only Nagant that has it.

I didn't know that. You learn something new every day...

[Nyles]

Nagant revolvers are a very poorly understood series. Most people are familiar with the Russian 1895, and maybe the Swedish 1887, but they were actually really widely used. The original 9.4mm series was used by Belgium and the Luxembourg gendarmerie, the 7.5mm models by Sweden, Serbia, Norway and the Luxembourg army, a .44 series used by Brazil and Argentina, and the familar 7.62mm gas seal models used by Russia and Poland. There was even a swing-out cylinder gas seal version made in small numbers in 1910.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Nyles

Nagant revolvers are a very poorly understood series. Most people are familiar with the Russian 1895, and maybe the Swedish 1887, but they were actually really widely used. The original 9.4mm series was used by Belgium and the Luxembourg gendarmerie, the 7.5mm models by Sweden, Serbia, Norway and the Luxembourg army, a .44 series used by Brazil and Argentina, and the familar 7.62mm gas seal models used by Russia and Poland. There was even a swing-out cylinder gas seal version made in small numbers in 1910.

My neighbor has one of the Swedish Husqvarna 7.5 mm's that he is always looking for ammo for. Thing is older than him (he is at least 65) and it's still in pristine condition. I see Nagants all over the place (this shop near my scool had a display case full of them) but never really ask about them