French 1892 Service Revolver, 8mm, Antique Status

Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional double action revolver in perfect like new condition. No PAL required. Ammo is available but sold separately. Comes with FRT paperwork. French Model 1892 Service Revolver in 8mm lebel caliber, 4.5" barrel, 6 shot. Very well built and robust . Fiocchi manufacturers modern 8mm ammo as well. The action functions excellent in single and double action. Timing and lockup are good, lockup is rock solid. Bore and cylinder walls are very good . Exterior blue is intact. Original grips are in great shape with no cracks, lanyard ring is undamaged. The Model 1892 revolver (also known as the "Lebel revolver" and the "St. Etienne 8mm") is a French service revolver produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne as a replacement for the MAS 1873 revolver. It was the standard issue sidearm for officers in the French military during the First World War. The Modèle 1892 revolver is a solid frame revolver with the cylinder on a separate frame swinging right for manual reloading. The Modèle 1892 was first fielded in 1893 and was prominent among French military officers during First World War, and later the French police until the mid-1960s. A mechanically tight and very well finished handgun, the Modèle 1892 fires 8mm French Ordnance rounds also available online.