Lefaucheux-Francotte M. 71

Lefaucheux-Francotte M. 71[2] or Revolver m/1871[3] was a 19th-century Belgian revolver made for Swedish military.[3][1][4] It was also the first service revolver of the Principality of Serbia.[2][5][6]

Lefaucheux-Francotte M. 71
Lefaucheux-Francotte Model 1871, Marinmuseum, Sweden.
TypeRevolver
Place of origin Belgium
Service history
In service1871–1914
Used by Sweden
 Principality of Serbia
WarsSerbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878)
First Balkan War
Second Balkan War
Production history
Designed1871
ManufacturerAuguste Francotte&Comp.,
Liege, Belgium
No. built7.000 for Sweden[1]
Specifications
Mass1.17 kg
Length305 mm
Barrel length150 mm
Caliber11 mm
ActionDouble-action
Muzzle velocity160 m/s
Effective firing range50 m
Feed system6-round cylinder
SightsBlade front sight, hammer notch rear sight

Production

In the second half of the nineteenth century, Auguste Francotte of Liege was one of the largest Belgian arms factories, mostly manufacturing rifles and revolvers for export. Francotte's first breechloading revolver was Model 1865, double action revolver chambered for 11 mm pinfire cartridges, made for the Danish Navy.[3]

Design

Revolver m/1871 has a Lefaucheux-Francotte double action system with solid frame and fixed cylinder, with no mechanical extractor. Made for Swedish army, it was chambered for 11 mm centerfire cartridges.[3][1] In 1875, Principality of Serbia bought several thousands of these revolvers for the Serbian military.[2]

Model 1871 was a very similar, but slightly smaller weapon made at the same time for the Danish military, but chambered for 11 mm pinfire cartridges.[3]

See also

References
  1. "swedish military pistols and revolvers 1863 - 1988". www.gotavapen.se. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  2. Никола Гажевић, Војна енциклопедија 8, Војноиздавачки завод, Београд (1974), стр. 146-147
  3. Ezell, Edward Clinton (1993). Handguns of the world : military revolvers and self-loaders from 1870 to 1945. New York: Barnes & Noble. pp. 43–45. ISBN 0-88029-618-6. OCLC 28565725.
  4. "11mm SWEDISH ORDNANCE m/71 | Cartridgecollector.net". www.cartridgecollector.net. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  5. "révolver réglementaire Suédois Lefaucheux-Francotte modèle 1871". www.tircollection.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  6. "Francotte. Svensk M.1871 11mm CF". huntershouse.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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