Reichsrevolver M1879

Reichsrevolver M1879 Revolver - 10.6x25R

Reichsrevolver M1883 - 10.6x25R

Reichs-Commissions-Revolver Modell 1879, more often referred as Reichsrevolver M1879, was service revolver of the German Army until 1908 when it was replaced by Luger P08. Later this revolver was used by non-frontline troops in WW1 and even in WW2.

Reichsrevolver M1883 (also called M1879/83) was a shortened version of M1879.

Specifications

• Caliber: 10.6x25R German Ordnance

• Length: 12.20 in (310 mm)

• Weight: 2 lb 5 oz (1040 g)

• Action: single-action

The Reichsrevolver M1879 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Finances of the Grand Duke (Die Finanzen des Großherzogs)	Max Schreck	A conspirator	M1879	1924
	Alfred Abel	Philipp Collins
The Other Side	Theodor Loos	Lt. Osborne	M1883	1931
If War Comes Tomorrow (Esli zavtra voyna)		A soldier	M1879; seen in documentary footage	1938
The African Queen	John von Kotze	German officer at Kungdu	M1879, holstered	1951
Striped Trip (Polosatyy reys)	Aleksandr Beniaminov	Animal tamer	M1879	1961
Pyramid of the Sun God		A bandit	M1883	1965
Wedding in Malinovka (Svadba v Malinovke)	Mikhail Vodyanoy	Popandopulo	M1879	1967
Weisse Wölfe	Horst Preusker	Captain Wessels	M1879	1969
	Rolf Hoppe	Bashan
	Milan Jablonsky	Jim 'Bad Face'
The Intervention (Interventsiya)	Aleksandr Massarski	Nestor	Two nickel plated M1879s akimbo	1969
White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni)	Spartak Mishulin	Sayid	M1879	1970
	Oleg Vasilyuk	Mahmud
		Several men of Abdullah's gang
Apaches (Apachen)	Milan Bosiljcic	Johnson	M1879	1973
		Johnson's henchmen and Mexicans
Ulzana	Rolf Hoppe	Capt. Burton	M1883	1974
		An officer	M1879
Blood Brothers (Blutsbrüder)	Dean Reed	Jack Birge	M1883	1975
Cabbages and Kings	Kakhi Kavsadze	Colonel Sabas	M1879	1978
Slavers	Ron Ely	Steve Hamilton	M1883	1978
The Adventures of Prince Florisel (Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya)	Donatas Banionis	The Chairman	M1883	1981
		A Turkish policeman and a criminal in Istanbul
	Valeriy Matveev	Frank Screamger	M1879
	Valeriy Filonov	A criminal
		Florizel's manservants	M1879 and M1883
The Trust That Has Burst (Trest, kotoryy lopnul)	Yuri Mazhuga	Bill Humble	M1879	1982
Nomads of the North (Brodyagi severa)	Nikolay Kuzmin	Macocky	M1879	1983
The Pavilion on the Links (Dom na dyunakh)	Mikhail Yanushkevich	Beppo	M1883	1984
	Arkadi Shalolashvili	Antonio
Smoky the Cowhorse (Dymka)	Algis Arlauskas	Jerry	M1879	1985
Captain of "Pilgrim" (Kapitan "Piligrima")	Nodar Mgaloblishvili	Negoro	M1879	1987
Island of Lost Ships (Ostrov pogibshikh korabley)	Arunas Storpirstis	Fergus Slayton	Nickel plated M1879	1987
		Islanders	M1879
The Big Gold of Mr. Greenwood (Bolshoe zoloto mistera Grinvuda)	Vladimir Borisov	Lyonka Panteleev	M1883	1991
Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach	Vladimir Episkoposyan	A mobster	M1883	1992
The Phantom		Quill´s man	M1883	1996
The State Counsellor (Statskiy sovetnik)	Konstantin Khabenskiy	"Grin"	M1883	2005
Wonder Woman		German spies	M1883	2017

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Strogovs (Strogovy)			M1879, seen in pile of guns	1976
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	Vitaly Solomin	Dr. Watson	M1879	1979-1986
	Boryslav Brondukov	Inspector Lestrade
The Life of Klim Samgin (Zhizn Klima Samgina)		A revolutionary	Ep.8; M1879	1988
Hearts of Three (Serdtsa tryokh)	Rafael Kotanjyan	Alvarez Torres	M1883	1992
Nestor Burma - Season 5			M1883, seen in weapons collection / "Poupée russe" (S5E5)	1998
The White Guard (Belaya gvardiya)	Fyodor Bondarchuk	Mikhail Shpolyanskiy	M1879	2012

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notation	Release Date
Verdun	Armeerevolver M/83 Reichsrevolver	M1883	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades		M1879	2016
Call of Duty: WWII	Reichsrevolver	M1879; "The Resistance" second update	2018