Abadie M1886
- Category
- Revolver
- Barrel
- 142 mm
- Weight, empty
- 830 g
- Introduced
- 1886
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Abadie M1886 is a six-shot, solid-frame double-action service revolver adopted by the Portuguese Army for cavalry and mounted troops. Chambered in the 9.1mm Abadie black-powder cartridge, it is a longer-barrelled development of the 1878 officers' model, the extra barrel length giving roughly ten percent more muzzle velocity. Its defining feature is the Abadie loading gate: opening the gate disconnects the hammer from the trigger so the cylinder can be freely rotated and loaded or unloaded one chamber at a time through a rod ejector, acting as a loading safety.
Portugal was one of the first nations to adopt Isaac Abadie's gate-loading system, in which simply opening the loading gate freed the cylinder to spin and safely disconnected the trigger from the hammer - a clever 1870s solution to safe loading that spread across European service revolvers.
Manufactured in Liège, Belgium (commonly by L. Soleil et Fils) for Portuguese service. The 1878 pattern was the shorter officers' model; the 1886 lengthened the barrel to about 142mm. The Abadie gate system, designed by Isaac Abadie, was widely licensed across European revolvers of the period.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- L. Soleil et Fils
- Category
- Revolver
- Country
- Belgium
- Status
- Out of production
- Produced
- 1886
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 142 mm
- Overall length
- 245 mm
- Weight, empty
- 830 g
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Double action revolver
- Firing mechanism
- Double action
- Trigger
- Double action
- Capacity
- 6
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 162 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 110 J
- Effective range
- 25 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Solid frame
Fixed cylinder
Abadie loading gate
Rod ejector
Lanyard ring
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 404 revolvers | 830 g | 1.05 kg | Lighter than about 70% |
| Overall lengthAmong 415 revolvers | 245 mm | 260 mm | Shorter than about 60% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 431 revolvers | 142 mm | 127 mm | Longer than about 60% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 434 revolvers | 6 | 6 | Holds more rounds than about 60% |
Answers
Questions about the Abadie M1886
How much does the Abadie M1886 weigh?
The Abadie M1886 weighs 830 g (1.83 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Abadie M1886?
The Abadie M1886 is chambered in 9.1mm Abadie.
How many rounds does the Abadie M1886 hold?
The Abadie M1886 holds 6 rounds.
How long is the Abadie M1886?
The Abadie M1886 is 245 mm (9.65 in) long overall, with a 142 mm (5.59 in) barrel.
Who makes the Abadie M1886?
The Abadie M1886 is made by L. Soleil et Fils (Belgium). It was designed by Isaac Abadie.
When was the Abadie M1886 introduced?
The Abadie M1886 was introduced in 1886.
How does the Abadie M1886 operate?
The Abadie M1886 uses a double action, and its firing mechanism is double action.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
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- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- Portuguese Army
- 1886
Provenance
Confidence in this record
68%
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/abadie-1886' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "abadie-1886", "name": "Abadie M1886", "manufacturer": { "id": "soleil", "name": "L. Soleil et Fils", "countryCode": "BE", "foundedYear": 1867, "website": null, "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-06-21 23:00:46", "updatedAt": "2026-06-21 23:00:46", "version": "ae057d83d5975fc876f6be4e09c04a6819667509045b64169318df69fb7fc702" }, "category": { "id": "revolver", "name": "Revolver", "description": "Handguns with a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers" }, "country_of_origin": "BE", "year_introduced": 1886, "barrel_length_mm": 142, "weight_empty_g": 830, "action_type": "double_action_revolver"}