Yes, comrade, this is what you need - an 1895 Nagant, holster, and lanyard. Perhaps a Swiss Army Knife as your 'tactical' knife, like my Vic ALOX Farmer... it would make as much sense today. Oh, the ammo is a Meister 100gr LDEWC over enough Titegroup to make 700 fps (WOW!) and loaded in a 'modified' .32-20 case. Each case had .010" taken off the rim thickness, .024" taken off the rim OD (Yep, on a lathe!), and was sized in a Lee carbide M1 Carbine die - then loaded with .32 dies. The short case does not 'bridge the b/c gap', so it can spit a bit but will enjoy a longer case life due to it's thick mouth thickness. Starline briefly made the proper brass, but the short reloading life halted that. Lee did make an 1895 Nagant die set, albeit with a steel sizer. Most folks don't realize that the proper case is tapered - a la the .30 Carbine round. A straight-walled .32, like the .32 S&W/S&WL/H&RM, will wiggle around - and bulge or split upon firing. The .32 H&RM rounds
should not be used due to their higher pressure. Check the gunboards forum's sub-forum on 1895 Nagants for more info.
I got a C&R ffl just to have these things delivered to my door. Arsenal refurbed - and looking almost new - they were as little as $65 +$10 s/h with holster, lanyard, screwdriver, & cleaning rod, back then. Checking my log book from 8/04, I chronoed the Russian Target ammo @ 572 fps; Fiocchi @ 690 fps, and Magtech .32 S&WL 98gr LRN @ 604 fps. The Fiocchi cases could usually be reloaded once, while the .32 S&WL brass was bulged & split, rendering it ready for the brass recycling bin - like the Ruskie cases, with their snake-eyes primer holes. The Serbian ammo available today seems warmer than the Fiocchi was - I need to chrono it. It is reloadable, too - at least once - and is of the proper length, a la the Fiocchi.
I wouldn't carry or employ as a home protector, a Nagant as a self protection revolver. Even at ~$200 today, it really is nothing more, to me, than a novelty. Tweaked and cleaned, you might get down to 20 lb on the DA trigger pull. Some folks will need the help of adrenaline to pull the trigger. A far better choice would be a 2"-4" S&W Model 64, a la a security guard trade-in ($200-$300). The 64 is a SS Model 10 - and is inherently +P rated. Even .38 Spcl 148gr full wadcutters, aka 'target' ammo, will be a better 'man-stopper' than anything you could load in a Nagant today. Of course, if you want a Russian made and hand-fitted novel example of Victorian engineering - designed by the Belgian brothers Nagant - and it looks clean with a bright bore - grab it. Save your $ and buy a .38 revolver for 'protection'.
Stainz