Nagant m/1887
- Category
- Revolver
- Barrel
- 114 mm
- Weight, empty
- 800 g
- Introduced
- 1887
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Nagant m/1887 is the Swedish military service revolver adopted in 1887, a six-shot, solid-frame double-action revolver chambered for the small-bore 7.5mm Swedish Nagant (7.5x23mm) cartridge. Developed from the Belgian Nagant brothers' 1886 pattern, it has a fixed cylinder loaded one round at a time through a hinged gate and cleared with a rod ejector, an octagonal barrel, blued steel frame and walnut grips. The bulk of Swedish m/1887 revolvers were produced under license by Husqvarna Vapenfabrik, with an earlier batch supplied directly by Fabrique Nagant of Liege, and it served as Sweden's standard sidearm until superseded by the m/1907 Browning pistol.
Sweden's m/1887 Nagant was praised at adoption for its light weight and flatter trajectory over the older heavy revolvers it replaced, and although withdrawn as a front-line sidearm around 1907, surviving examples lingered on for home-defence and training duties right through the Second World War.
Husqvarna manufactured roughly 14,000 examples between about 1897 and 1905, with an additional block delivered by Nagant in Belgium. The chambering is commonly written 7.5mm Nagant; sources give the case length as roughly 7.5x22-23mm. Unlike the later Russian Nagant M1895 it does not use the gas-seal system.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Husqvarna Vapenfabrik
- Category
- Revolver
- Country
- Sweden
- Status
- Out of production
- Produced
- 1887 to 1905
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 114 mm
- Overall length
- 237 mm
- Weight, empty
- 800 g
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Double action revolver
- Firing mechanism
- Double action
- Trigger
- Double action
- Capacity
- 6
- Magazine
- Internal
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
- 240 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 193 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
Loading gate
Rod ejector
Octagonal barrel
Lanyard ring
Fixed sights
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 | 800 g | 1.05 kg | Lighter than about 70% |
| Overall lengthAmong 415 revolvers | 237 mm | 260 mm | Shorter than about 60% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 431 revolvers | 114 mm | 127 mm | Shorter than about 60% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 434 revolvers | 6 | 6 | Holds more rounds than about 60% |
Answers
Questions about the Nagant m/1887
How much does the Nagant m/1887 weigh?
The Nagant m/1887 weighs 800 g (1.76 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Nagant m/1887?
The Nagant m/1887 is chambered in 7.5x23mm Nagant.
How many rounds does the Nagant m/1887 hold?
The Nagant m/1887 holds 6 rounds, fed from an internal magazine.
How long is the Nagant m/1887?
The Nagant m/1887 is 237 mm (9.33 in) long overall, with a 114 mm (4.49 in) barrel.
Who makes the Nagant m/1887?
The Nagant m/1887 is made by Husqvarna Vapenfabrik (Sweden). It was designed by Emile and Leon Nagant.
When was the Nagant m/1887 introduced?
The Nagant m/1887 was introduced in 1887 and discontinued in 1905.
How does the Nagant m/1887 operate?
The Nagant m/1887 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
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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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
- Swedish Army
- 1887
- Swedish Navy
- 1887
Provenance
Confidence in this record
66%
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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.
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