Original French MAS Modèle 1873 11mm Revolver Dated 1875 - Serial Number F38818 Revolutionary War SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJOR C

SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJOR C

with a nice long halyard on the bottom (partly coiled in a knot)

as well as a photo showing a Freikorps member wearing a very similar cap

Y The leather carry case is marked:

Original French MAS Modèle 1873 11mm Revolver Dated 1875 - Serial Number F38818 Revolutionary War SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJOR COriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition example of the service revolver model 1873 Chamelot Delvigne, which was the first double action revolver used by the French Army. It was produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint tienne from 1873 to 1887. Although replaced by the Model 1892 revolver, it was nevertheless widely used during the First World War, and issued to reserve units in 1940. The Resistance made widespread use of it