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Field stripping of the French revolver Model 1873
Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (I)
Dismounting the ejection rod
Dismounting the catch of the barrel axis pin
Dismounting the cover plate
Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (II)
Dismounting the main spring
Dismounting the hammer and sear
Warning about the wrong reassembling of the stirrup
Dismounting the trigger guard
Dismounting the trigger assembly
Dismounting the sear and trigger springs
Advanced disassembly of the French revolver Model 1873 (III)
Dismounting the right side grip plate and lanyard ring
Dismounting the main spring lock lever
Dismounting the loading gate
Index of the parts
Particulars of the Model 1874
Model 1874 intended to civilian market
Military 1873 revolver modified to civilian standards
The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (I)
The markings on the barrel
Modified revolver devoted to the French Marine
Standard Model 1873 intended for the French Marine
Approximative production of the Model 1873/74 by year
The X marked series
The prefix letters endowed to Manufacture of Saint-Etienne
Initials of the directors of the MAS
List of the main controllers
List of the main French steel providers of the time
The French military proof mark
The markings found on the frame
The assembly marking characteristics
The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (II)
The markings found on the cylinder
The trigger guard markings
Markings on the cover plate and its screw
Markings on the cylinder axis pin
Markings on the ejection rod
Markings on the cylinder axis latch
The markings of the French revolver Model 1873 (III)
Markings found on the hammer
Markings found on the sear
Markings found on the trigger
Markings found on the hand
Markings found on the strut
Markings on the main spring and its bolt
Marking on the lanyard ring
Markings on the grip plates
Markings found on civilian versions of the French Model 1873 revolver
The lock mechanism of the French revolver Model 1873
Comparison with the lock mechanism of the Colt Dragoon
The lock mechanism of the Chamelot Delvigne 1873
Lock with not rebounding hammer
Swiss revolver Model 1882 fitted with a rebounding hammer
Functioning of the French revolver Model 1873
Functioning in single action mode
Functioning in double action mode
Strut articulated on the hammer
Perfect alignment of the chambers with the barrel
Gases loss at the cylinder-barrel junction
Head of the hand with area of wear
Lateral play of the hand in the breech aperture
Trigger cam entering the stopping notch
Replacement of the firing pin and barrel
Replacement of the hammer firing pin
Modified firing pin for rimfire percussion
Replacement of the barrel
Service tool to dismount the Model 1873 barrel
Separation line between the barrel and frame
Brand new barrel for Model 1874
Chart of dimensions and weights
The remaking of some parts
Remaking of a new hand by Philippe Cholez
Details of the operating mode
Some French military repair procedures
Replacement of the trigger spring
Replacement of the cylinder
Finish of the steel on French service 1783-74 revolvers
Shooting with the Chamelot Delvigne 1873
Early vintage French 11mm 1873 cartridges
Comparison chart of the 11mm 1873 cartridges
Longitudinal section of the cylinder chamber
The French 11mm cartridge of recent make
The danger of using smokeless powder
Current modern reloading kits
Reloading a French 11mm 1873 cartridge (I)
Instruction for reloading with H&L kit
Reloading a French 11mm 1873 cartridge (II)
Reloading kit by Spalek
The making of your own cartridge components
Bullet mould by the US firm NEI
44-40 modified case