Revolver model 1882, 1882/29
| Revolver model 1882, 1882/29 | |
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | Revolver model 1882, 1882/29 |
| Country of operation: | Switzerland |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Federal Arms Factory, Bern |
| Development year: | 1929 |
| Manufacturer country: | Switzerland |
| Production time: | 1929 to 1946 |
| Weapon Category: | revolver |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 228 mm |
| Total height: | 150 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 0.765 kg |
| Sight length : | 149 mm |
| Barrel length : | 116 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.5 mm Swiss Ordinance M82 (7.5 × 22.5 mm R) |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 6 cartridges |
| Fire types: | Slow single fire , rapid fire |
| Number of trains : | 4 / right |
| Twist : | 1 turn to 430 mm |
| Visor : | Rear sight and front sight |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Model 1882 revolver was an ordonance weapon introduced by the Swiss Army by a Federal Council resolution of November 25, 1882 for arming unmounted officers. It fires the 7.5 mm caliber black powder cartridge . From 1882 to 1900 at least 7,200 of these weapons were delivered to the War Material Administration. Around 8,500 Model 1882 revolvers were sold to cantonal administrations and private customers.
Its successor, the improved revolver model 1882/29 , was delivered to the army from 1933 to 1946. It fires the same 7.5 mm black powder cartridge. The total production was 18,209 pieces.
history
At the request of various unmounted officers, Rudolf Schmidt developed a lighter revolver than the Ordonnanzrevolver 1872 and Ordonnanzrevolver 1878 in caliber 10.4 mm, the standard caliber of the Swiss army at that time. First designs in 9 mm caliber and foreign competing products were not accepted because they were too heavy or did not work properly. Schmidt then designed a weapon based on the French Chamelot-Delvigne Army Revolver Model 1873. This 7.5 mm caliber revolver has been tested and given a positive rating. Proposals to manufacture it in 9 mm caliber were rejected; even as a 5-shot weapon it would have become too heavy. On November 25, 1882, the Federal Council decided to introduce the revolver proposed by Schmidt as an orderly revolver in 1882 for arming all non-mounted officers and to have it manufactured by the Federal Arms Factory in Bern. After all officers were armed with the Parabellum pistol from 1900 onwards , the 1882 model was primarily given to members of the team equipped with a handgun , as well as to senior NCOs.
The 1882 model, which was produced in the Swiss Federal Arms Factory in Bern, cost CHF 120.00, was replaced in 1929 by the simplified model 1882/29, which was produced at CHF 90.00. The model 1882/29 was produced until the end of the war and issued until the introduction of the pistol 49 for arming non-commissioned officers and soldiers not armed with a carbine or rifle (officers used the pistol 1900/29 before the introduction of the pistol 49 ). Until the mid-1970s, the 1882/29 revolver was also part of the equipment used by railway police officers, auxiliary police officers, members of military administrations, auxiliary service mechanics , troop craftsmen and dog handlers .
technology
The 1882 single / double-action revolver, which was originally developed by the director of the Federal Weapons Factory Rudolf Schmidt and is based on the French Chamelot- Delvigne , has a safety mechanism compared to the French army revolver model 1873 , which makes loading the weapon easier.
A rotating strap eyelet is attached to the bottom of the handle. A leaf spring housed in the handle serves as the strike spring. The drum cannot be swiveled and it can only be loaded and unloaded individually via a loading flap. If the loading flap is brought into its horizontal position, the drum can be rotated by pulling the trigger while the tap is blocked. This makes reloading much easier and faster and increases security considerably. The 1882 revolvers produced first, total length 235 mm, weight 750 g, had hard rubber grip scales, later they switched to wood. The octagonal barrel, barrel length 116 mm in caliber 7.5 mm had 4 trains, depth of the trains 0.4 mm, a handle 430 mm.
The function of the model 1882/29 corresponds to its predecessor except for the following modifications.
- round instead of octagonal barrel
- laterally adjustable front sight
- more massive, ergonomic handle
- movably mounted firing pin
- reinforced frame bridge over the drum
- high quality steel
From model 1882/29 7,000 pieces with red were first grips of Canevasit made that tended to splinter. That is why brown or black handle scales made of a more durable plastic were used later and older revolvers were retrofitted with them. Dimensions of the 1882/29 revolver: total length 228 mm, weight 800 g, barrel length 116 mm, otherwise similar to the predecessor.
The firing range of the two models is 50 m. At a distance of 30 meters, the bullet penetrates 70 mm deep into fir wood; the spread over the same distance is 15 × 11 cm.
Cyclist revolver 1893
In 1893 an order for 250 revolvers model 1882 with a fixed, enlarged support ring was mentioned. This order goes back to an earlier Federal Council decision: Military cyclists: The armament and equipment of the Uof. and soldiers, including the adjudicant sergeants, consists of: 1 revolver, model 1882, with fixed support ring. With these weapons, the opening at the bottom of the handle for attaching the stop pouch (shoulder rest) is no longer available. It is not known how many of these revolvers were produced by the Eidgenössische Waffenfabrik Bern and how many were dismantled. As these rare revolvers have a high collector's value, fakes are also known.
Revolver 1882, later version with wooden grip scales ( Vaud Military Museum, Morges )
Cyclist revolver, model 1893 ( Vaud Military Museum, Morges )
Revolver with the handle open
Revolver with open handle and cocked hammer
Function of the revolver 1882
Revolver 1882, case, stock
literature
- Regulations Revolver 82/29 , accessed on April 22, 2015
- Eugen Heer: The handguns from 1850 to the present . Academic Printing and Publishing Company, Graz 1976, ISBN 3-201-00967-9
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : small arms . (1945-1985). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 5th edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0 , weapons, p. 386 .