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Rast & Gasser Model 1898

Rast & Gasser Model 1898

Description

Open frame type revolver adopted by Austro-Hungary Army until replaced by semi automatic in 1912.

Marks and Stamps: (L side of frame) PATENT RAST & GASSER WIEN (On barrel frame and cyliner) Serial no

Specifications

Accession Number: 91 Period of Use: 1898-1945
Type: Revolver War Zones: First World War
Country of Origin: Austria Type Date: 1898
Manufacturer: Leopold Gasser Waffenfabrik, Vienna Serial Number: 173652
Manufacture Date: Unknown Calibre/Ammunition: 8mm
Weight: 960g Length Overall: 222mm
Cyclic Rate: revolver Length Barrel: 114mm
Deactivation Certificate Number: DA 31294

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