The Nagant M1895 is a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire.
The Nagant M1895 was adopted as the standard issue sidearm for the Imperial Russian Army and police officers. It was produced in two versions: a double-action version for officers, and a cheaper single-action version for the lower ranks.
After the Russian Revolution, only the double-action version was made.[9] Nagant revolvers were used by the NKVD and Red Army units until the end of World War II, with a total of 2,000,000 produced.[11] The Nagant began to be replaced by the Tokarev semi-automatic pistol in 1933, and was formally replaced by the Makarov in 1952, though Nagant revolvers continued to see limited use in the Korean War and Vietnam War.
