SOLD VERY SCARCE FRENCH WW1 ACIER FORGE St. ETIENNE OFFICERS MODEL 1892 “LEBEL” REVOLVER 1915 DATED MINT!……WITH MINT HOLSTER!

In 97% mint condition, we have an very top example of a Very Scarce French WWI Issue St Etienne made Acier Forge marked 1915 dated French Model 1892 “Lebel” Private Purchase  Officers Service Revolver.  This also comes with an early 1892 pattern officers holster.  This was the standard French Officer’s Service side arm from 1892 until it began being replaced in 1935 with the new automatic pistol of that year, however it stayed in Service well into the 1960’s with the French National Police.  The Pistol was heavily used during the WW2 era by the French Military, the Resistance, and it was also reissued by the Germans who captured vast quantities in 1940. One could think of no better pistol to represent the French Resistance movement during the time of the Nazi Occupation of France.  This is a wonderful example of a French Service pistol at the outbreak of hostilities in 1914.  These Commerical/Military Acier Forge Revolvers are extremely scarce and highly desirable.