identifying revolver

[jtr1963]

Thanks, that does help.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Tula markings used circa 1912-1918. It reads:

Tula
Imperial Peter the Great
Ordnance Factory

I have merged your two threads together for ease of viewing.

Cheers, Ade.

[talltom]

Ade i thought tulu markings where a 5 point star may be wrong
tom

[jtr1963]

Thanks. Do you know where I could buy ammunition for this revolver?

[talltom]

deact or live

tom

[jtr1963]

Live - I understand that some companies are still manufacturing the rounds.

[talltom]

7.62x38 nagant ammo - Google Search

have a wee looksee

tom

[lithgow]

The Tula 5 point star is a post civil war (1928 on ) Communist marking for the USSR. As Adrian stated it is marked with the Tsarist marking for the 1916 period.

PS -jtr1963 during which war was it captured by your relative? The Germans used captured Russian weapons in both World Wars and a 1916 example would have been an old one still to be in use by WW2 (although it could have been a souvenired WW1 example used by a German in WW2).

[talltom]

thank you lithgow more learning needed in russian markings me thinks

tom

[jtr1963]

I will get more details tonight. I was told that he picked it up @ the battle of the bulge from a german soldier.