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|[[]]||[[Revolver]]|| | |[[]]||[[Revolver]]||Single+Double+[[Fanning]]||400 RPM||9° & 2° [[ADS]]||0.85||231 m/s | ||
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The MAS Mle 1892 (Revolver d’ordonnance Modèle 1892) is a French double-action/single-action service revolver chambered in 8×27mmR (8mm French Ordnance). It is a six-shot sidearm with a distinctive swing-out cylinder that opens to the right for loading and extraction. The revolver is best known as a standard French officer’s handgun of World War I that remained in secondary service for decades afterward. | |||
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The Modèle 1892 was developed at the Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS) as a modern replacement for earlier French service revolvers, entering service in the early 1890s and becoming a common officer sidearm by 1914. It combined a solid-frame layout with a right-swinging cylinder and simultaneous extraction, aiming for fast reloading compared to gate-loaded revolvers. Large numbers were produced before and during the early 20th century, and the revolver remained widely associated with French military service through World War I. | |||
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Although later semi-automatic pistols began replacing it in the 1930s, the Modèle 1892 continued to see use because of existing stocks, reissue, and institutional familiarity, including police and colonial service. It also appeared in later conflicts where older French small arms persisted in the field, including the First Indochina War, where French Union forces employed a wide mix of legacy sidearms alongside newer pistols. By the postwar period it was increasingly relegated to secondary roles as more modern handguns became available, but it remained recognizable in French inventories well after World War II. | |||
<br>[https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30035904 Imperial War Museums – French Model 1892 Ordnance revolver] | |||
<br>[https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-12857 Royal Armouries – Ordnance Model 1892 revolver] | |||
<br>[https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_415449 Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) – Model 1892 French Revolver] | |||
<br>[https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/french-mode-1892-revolver/492736 Firearms News – “The French Model 1892 Revolver D'Ordonnance in 8mm”] | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:07, 25 February 2026
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
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 VC |
 MAS-M1892 |
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 Gunner Radioman |
6 / 18 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||
| 42 | ×3.7 = 155.4 | ×2.4 = 100.8 | ×2.3 = 96.6 | ×1.3 = 54.6 | ×0.95 = 39.9 | Seconds | Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[]] | Revolver | Single+Double+Fanning | 400 RPM | 9° & 2° ADS | 0.85 | 231 m/s | 9.5 g (146.61 gr) | 0.62 kg (1.37 lbs) |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN | .38Special | France | 1892 | ARM | in ( mm) | in ( mm) | weapon_lebel |
The MAS Mle 1892 (Revolver d’ordonnance Modèle 1892) is a French double-action/single-action service revolver chambered in 8×27mmR (8mm French Ordnance). It is a six-shot sidearm with a distinctive swing-out cylinder that opens to the right for loading and extraction. The revolver is best known as a standard French officer’s handgun of World War I that remained in secondary service for decades afterward.
HISTORY
The Modèle 1892 was developed at the Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS) as a modern replacement for earlier French service revolvers, entering service in the early 1890s and becoming a common officer sidearm by 1914. It combined a solid-frame layout with a right-swinging cylinder and simultaneous extraction, aiming for fast reloading compared to gate-loaded revolvers. Large numbers were produced before and during the early 20th century, and the revolver remained widely associated with French military service through World War I.
Although later semi-automatic pistols began replacing it in the 1930s, the Modèle 1892 continued to see use because of existing stocks, reissue, and institutional familiarity, including police and colonial service. It also appeared in later conflicts where older French small arms persisted in the field, including the First Indochina War, where French Union forces employed a wide mix of legacy sidearms alongside newer pistols. By the postwar period it was increasingly relegated to secondary roles as more modern handguns became available, but it remained recognizable in French inventories well after World War II.
Imperial War Museums – French Model 1892 Ordnance revolver
Royal Armouries – Ordnance Model 1892 revolver
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) – Model 1892 French Revolver
Firearms News – “The French Model 1892 Revolver D'Ordonnance in 8mm”