Ganahl Revolver
Appearance
Ganahl Revolver | |
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Type | Revolver |
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
Service history | |
Used by | Austro–Hungarian Army, Austro-Hungarian Navy, |
Wars | Austro-Prussian War, |
Production history | |
Designed | 1849 |
Manufacturer | K. u k. priv. Maschinen-Fabrik, Innsbruck |
Produced | c. 1849 |
Specifications | |
Length | 285 mm (11.2 in) |
Barrel length | 135 mm (5.3 in) |
Caliber | 9 mm (0.35 in) |
Action | single-action |
Feed system | six-round cylinder |
Sights | blade front sight, hammer notch rear sight |
The Ganahl revolver is an Austro-Hungarian version of the Colt Dragoon. It began to be used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1850.
References
[edit]- Walter Schultz, 1000 Handfeuerwaffen, 336 p., ISBN 3-625-11906-4