Swiss Model 1878 Service Revolver

Waffenfabrik Bern

Firearms for collectors

Category : D

Caliber : 10,4mm Suisse

 

Swiss Model 1878 service revolver, 10.4^mm centerfire caliber.

Single and double-action Warnant system with rebounding hammer, modified by Colonel Rudolf Schmidt.

Waffenfabrik Bern produced approximately 4,500 units for the Swiss Army before it was replaced by the Model 1882.

A distinctive mechanical feature of this revolver is the absence of a loading gate; this is compensated for by a cylinder indexing system that aligns the chambers directly with the ejector rod.

Revolver in excellent condition; all parts are matching-numbered.

 

This revolver can be sold as a pair with the Model 1882 in the wooden case ref. TB-016

 

Price (€) : 2.500

Reference : TB-014

 

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