At the bottom of the grip frame is a lanyard loop ... but total production was just shy of two million copies. The Model 1895 Nagant revolver is another fascinating offshoot of firearms development.

In the third quarter of the 19th century, Leon and Emil Nagant of Liege, Belgium, began making something of a name for themselves in the revolver field—the brothers’ double-action designs ...

When it was introduced in 1895, the Russian Nagant revolver was quite unique in a number of ways. It was a seven-shot handgun, produced in both double- and single-action versions, it was developed ...