French service revolver M 1873

French service revolver M 1873 explained

Field stripping of the French revolver Model 1873

Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (I)

- Dismounting the ejection rod

- Dismounting the catch of the barrel axis pin

- Dismounting the cover plate

Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (II)

- Dismounting the main spring

- Dismounting the hammer and sear

- Warning about the wrong reassembling of the stirrup

- Dismounting the trigger guard

- Dismounting the trigger assembly

- Dismounting the sear and trigger springs

Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (III)

- Dismounting the right side grip plate and lanyard ring

- Dismounting the main spring lock lever

- Dismounting the loading gate

- Index of the parts

- Particulars of the Model 1874

- Model 1874 intended to civilian market

- Military 1873 revolver modified to civilian standards

The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (I)

- The markings on the barrel

- Modified revolver devoted to the French Marine

- Standard Model 1873 intended for the French Marine

- Approximative production of the Model 1873/74 by year

- The X marked series

- The prefix letters endowed to Manufacture of Saint-Etienne

- Initials of the directors of the MAS

- List of the main controllers

- List of the main French steel providers of the time

- The French military proof mark

- The markings found on the frame

- The assembly marking characteristics

The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (II)

- The markings found on the cylinder

- The trigger guard markings

- Markings on the cover plate and its screw

- Markings on the cylinder axis pin

- Markings on the ejection rod

- Markings on the cylinder axis latch

The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (III)

- Markings found on the hammer

- Markings found on the sear

- Markings found on the trigger

- Markings found on the hand

- Markings found on the strut

- Markings on the main spring and its bolt

- Marking on the lanyard ring

- Markings on the grip plates

- Markings found on civilian versions of the French Model 1873 revolver

The lock mechanism of the French revolver Model 1873

- Comparison with the lock mechanism of the Colt Dragoon

- The lock mechanism of the Chamelot Delvigne 1873

- Lock with not rebounding hammer

- Swiss revolver Model 1882 fitted with a rebounding hammer

Functioning of the French revolver Model 1873

- Functioning in single action mode

- Functioning in double action mode

- Strut articulated on the hammer

- Perfect alignment of the chambers with the barrel

- Gases loss at the cylinder-barrel junction

- Head of the hand with area of wear

- Lateral play of the hand in the breech aperture

- Trigger cam entering the stopping notch

Replacement of the firing pin and barrel

- Replacement of the hammer firing pin

- Modified firing pin for rimfire percussion

- Replacement of the barrel

- Service tool to dismount the Model 1873 barrel

- Separation line between the barrel and frame

- Brand new barrel for Model 1874

- Chart of dimensions and weights

The remaking of some parts

- Remaking of a new hand by Philippe Cholez

- Details of the operating mode

- Some French military repair procedures

- Replacement of the trigger spring

- Replacement of the cylinder

- Finish of the steel on French service 1783-74 revolvers

Shooting with the Chamelot Delvigne 1873

- Early vintage French 11mm 1873 cartridges

- Comparison chart of the 11mm 1873 cartridges

- Longitudinal section of the cylinder chamber

- The French 11mm cartridge of recent make

- The danger of using smokeless powder

- Current modern reloading kits

Reloading a French 11mm 1873 cartridge (I)

Instruction for reloading with H&L kit

Reloading a French 11mm 1873 cartridge (II)

- Reloading kit by Spalek

- The making of your own cartridge components

- Bullet mould by the US firm NEI

- 44-40 modified case

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