#Nagant

A Russian company called Test-Oruzhie (Тест-Оружие) has recently released an M1895 Nagant revolver-based carbine dubbed  Ten-7 (Тень-7, “Ten” means shadow). As you can see, they fitted the host Nagant revolver with a long barrel (or maybe a fake barrel extension to meet the law requirements) and what looks to be a FAB Defense Glock stock. Also, the revolver is rechambered to 5.45x18mm. Overall, this Nagant carbine looks like a gun from a post-apocalyptic video game.

The 1895 Nagant revolver is a unique wheelgun that stands out from many designs.  The Nagant revolver is well known as a Russian revolver, however it was actually designed by Emile and Leon Nagant in Belgium in the early 1890’s.  In 1898 the full production began in Russia.

Too often I am confronted with the question “why do you have so many old guns?”. Well, the answer is pretty simple, and I lay it out quickly in a three minute video. Modern firearms have their place, but shooting antiques is definitely more my style.

Some guns are famed for their elegant simplicity, but some are notorious for their complexity. In this video, we take a look at five firearms that are overly complicated for one reason or another, with some shooting footage in the mix.

The M1895 “Nagant” revolver appears pretty standard at a quick glance, but upon closer inspection you can see how unique this little handgun really is. A number of odd features make it somewhat of a curiosity, but it served Imperial Russia and the USSR well until it was gradually phased out of military service by semi-automatic pistols. In this episode of TFBTV, we take a look at the Nagant revolver to see what it can do!

My Russian (Google Translate) is not good, but it appears that Izhmash is manufacturing a carbine version of the Nagant M1895 revolver chambered in .22 LR named the KR-22 (Which according to readers is the translation of ‘KP-22′).

UPDATE: Looks like the above photo is a photoshop. Thanks to JM for finding the original. These obrez pistols do exist and the bottom photo does appear authentic.
Wow! Just when you think you have seen it all, you see a photo of a Mosin Nagant pistol!