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Swedish Model 1887 7.5mm SN: 668

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Swedish Model 1887 7.5mm SN: 668
First contract Belgian-made Model 1887 Brevet Nagant revolver in 7.5mm Nagant caliber for the Swedish Military contract. The commission hired the Em & L Nagant company in Belgium to build the new weapon which would be designated the Model 1887 Brevet Nagant. This double-action/single-action revolver was very well made. It featured a high-polished gloss blue finish, fire-blued/strawed small parts, a 6-shot oval-fluted cylinder, a 4.5" inch octagon/round barrel, a rebounding hammer with a cone-shaped firing pin, a right side flip-down loading gate, a pivoting sleeve on the barrel that housed the ejector rod, fixed iron sights, and rounded grip frame with 3-piece checkered European Walnut grip panels. The design is very easily stripped, the parts are lettered "A" thru "G" for order of take-down. The screw on the right side of the frame with the stamped "A" above it is removed and then the pistol can be split into two parts, with all of the action parts remaining in the right side of the gun. Also interesting, the grip panels are held on by screws from the inside out rather than the tradional way, and from the outside it looks like 4 individual grip panels but is really 3 pieces of wood. In addition to the disassembly letters, almost every single part is numbered with the serial number, including the grips.The Model 1887 Nagant would go on to serve the Swedish Military a very long time with the Swedish Landstorm Amry units armed with the revolver in World War 1 and even during WW2 it was carried by some local defense forces. This particular example is serial number 668 of the total production from Belgium of 2600 revolvers delivered to the Swedish Military in 1887. The original factory finishes show handling wear and some scattered handling marks/scratches, some very light spots of pin-prick pitting. Blue is about 70%, with traces of straw on the smaller parts. The Swedish Military inspector's initials of "CL" are just as perfect on the left side of the frame, just ahead of the cylinder and below the "Brevet Nagant" and serial number stamps. This was the mark of Captain Christoffer Lemchen and signified that this revolver was accepted into Swedish Military service. All first contract revolvers were made before 1893, also has the old ELG proof without the crown on cylinder face. The original checkered Walnut grip panels are in very good condition, free from any cracks, chips, repairs, the right panel is worn. The bore is good, strong rifling, there are a couple spots of rust, should improve with cleaning. The action is crisp/smooth. NRA Condition-Fine as Antique Firearm.