On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:41:11 -0500, Ignoramus25756
wrote:

On 2008-06-09, Wes wrote:
Zayonc wrote:

"When the last bullet in the revolver thudded into a man's brain, the
commander shoved the pistol back in its holster and walked away."

This one is nice! No revolvers in Soviet Army. May be this
one was the one Iggy found the bayonete for?


Gee, never heard about the Nagant 1895 Gas Seal Revolver?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagant_M1895

I've got one or three or so of them.


I believe that they phased out of Soviet army before WWII and replaced
with TT pistols. I may be mistaken, however.


it wasnt phased out from regular army use until 1950 or later

interesting revolver...the sole type of revolver that a silence can be
affixed to it.

gunner

at yoyodyne they were all veterans of the psychic wars
exiled from the eighth dimension where the winds of limbo roar"
* * * * * * *mariposa rand mair theal