Tula Nagant Model 1895 Gas-Seal Revolver, 7.62 Nagant, 4.5 in Barrel, 7-Shot, 1931, Blued
This 1931 Tula-manufactured Nagant Model 1895 is a classic USSR-service revolver featuring the distinctive gas-seal mechanism and DA/SA operation. It carries matching serial numbers on the frame and cylinder, correct Tula star-and-arrow factory marking, and a boxed cartouche below the date. The revolver retains its blued carbon-steel construction, fixed sights, checkered hardwood grips, and lanyard ring, and comes with a Soviet flap holster bearing interior ink stamps, a lanyard, and a steel cleaning rod.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: The revolver shows scratches and blemishes consistent with age and service. There are localized deposits of pitting on the frame. The fixed sights show typical service wear. The rifling is deep and defined, though blemished.
What's Included
- Soviet Nagant M1895 flap holster with front accessory pouch and integrated cleaning-rod loop (interior ink stamps visible)
- Lanyard
- Steel cleaning rod for Nagant holster
Built at the Tula arsenal in 1931, this Nagant Model 1895 carries the Tula star-with-arrow on the frame and a boxed cartouche below the date. These factory and inspection markings help verify its origin and period of manufacture within pre-war Soviet production.
The revolver uses the Nagant gas-seal system, with a cylinder that cams forward to mate with the extended forcing cone. This design is paired with DA/SA operation, a 7-shot fluted cylinder, and a 4.5 in carbon-steel barrel. Loading is via a right-side gate, and cases are extracted with the under-barrel ejector featuring a knurled head and pivoting housing.
Construction is all carbon steel with a blued finish across the frame and cylinder. Fixed sights consist of a blade front and a notch in the topstrap. Checkered hardwood grip panels provide a secure hold, and a lanyard ring at the butt completes the service-issue configuration.
Matching serial numbers are present on the frame and cylinder. The included Soviet flap holster shows multiple ink stamps inside the flap, and the ensemble is rounded out with a period-appropriate lanyard and steel cleaning rod.