Help identify Revolving Carbine!

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laloremus
March 15, 2007, 11:03 AM
I found an old revolving carbine I can't identify. Is a 9 shot cylinder, and lock forward when cocked, like a Nagant revolver. Te caliber seems .32 but The 32.20 and 32 S&W are large in diameter to fit in the cylinder.
Any help is welcome.
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OPOEFC
March 16, 2007, 12:57 AM
Your carbine is a Model 1893 Pieper-Nagant. It was made in Liege, belgium by H. Pieper. Mexico purchased a small quanity of these for their armed forces. It is an interesting gun as it incorporates a gas seal mecahnism to eliminate escaping gases from the cylinder when the gun is fires, also the forearm complete encloses the barrel. The gun fires a special 7 mm cartridge made by DWM in Germany. It is a 9 shot cylinder designed for rapid fire. Pieper also made a companion revolver to this carbine.
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