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Landstad revolver

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Landstad revolver
A patent of the Landstad revolver, filed on the 11th of April, 1899
TypeRevolver
Place of origin Norway
Production history
DesignerHalvard Landstad
Designed1900
Specifications
Cartridge7.5mm 1882 Ordnance
Caliber7.5mm
ActionBlowback
Feed systemSingle-stack, single-row-feed magazine

The Landstad revolver was an automatic revolver of Norwegian origin. The weapon had an unusual feeding device that used both a 2 round cylinder and a grip inserted magazine.[1]

It was chambered for 7.5mm Nagant, which at the time of the creation of the Landstad was also used in the Swedish Model 1887 and Norwegian Model 1893 Nagant revolvers.[1]

History

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The revolver design was patented in 1899 by Halvard Landstad, from Kristiana (now Oslo). Landstad designed the revolver with his own money and presented it to military trials in 1901.[2] The gun never went into production because the revolver failed in the trials, but the inventor kept a prototype of the gun. It was donated to the British National Rifle Association after the inventor's death in 1955. In 1977 the revolver was sold in an auction to a Norse weapons collector.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hogg, Ian V.; Walter, John (2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. pp. 197–198. ISBN 0-87349-460-1.
  2. ^ a b "Landstad 1900 Automatic Revolver". 14 June 2013.

Further reading

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  • Karl Egil Hanevik (2003). Kongsberg-Colten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Vedlegg A-1: Ingeniør Halvard Folkestad Landstads «Automatiske revolver», pp. 239-242: Hanevik våpen. ISBN 9788299314329.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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