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Action type: double action Chamelot-Delvigne 1871/1873 system (patents

29664 dated 11/21/1871 - 31924 dated 02/15/1873

32848 dated 06/30/1873) - fixed firing pin

French Service Model of 1874

Manufacturer: Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Etienne

Year of manufacture for test specimen: 1875

Caliber: 11 mm (.44) French Revolver Model 1873

Cylinder capacity: 6 shots

Length overall: 8.58 inches

Total height: 5.75 inches (at stock ring pin axis)

Thickness: 1.77 inches (at cylinder)

Empty weight: 35.6 oz.

Loaded weight: 39 oz.

Barrel length on test specimen: 4.33 inches

Rear sight: fixed “V” notch .11 inch wide at top and .04 inch deep, on frame

Front sight: bead type of .08 inch diameter on barrel

Height of rear sight top above the hand: 1.57 inches

Trigger pull: Single action: 7 lbs. / Double action: 16.3 lbs.

Safety devices: Double action: safety notch on hammer

Frame material: steel

Finish: blued with trigger and hammer light yellow heat treated

Action type: double action Chamelot-Delvigne 1871/1873 system (patent