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 can be seen in the following films and television shows:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The African Queen	John von Kotze	German officer at Kungdu	M1879, holstered	1951
Striped Trip (Polosatyy reys)	Aleksandr Beniaminov	Animal tamer	M1879	1961
Wedding in Malinovka (Svadba v Malinovke)	Mikhail Vodyanoy	Popandopulo	M1879	1967
Weisse Wölfe	Horst Preusker	Captain Wessels	M1879	1969
Weisse Wölfe	Rolf Hoppe	Bashan	M1879	1969
Weisse Wölfe	Milan Jablonsky	Jim 'Bad Face'	M1879	1969
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
White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni)		Several men of Abdullah's gang	M1879	1970
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
The Adventures of Prince Florisel (Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya)	Valeriy Matveev	Frank Screamger	M1879	1981
The Adventures of Prince Florisel (Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya)		Florizel's manservants	M1879 and M1883	1981
The Adventures of Prince Florisel (Priklyucheniya printsa Florizelya)		A Turkish policeman and a criminal in Istanbul	M1883	1981
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

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	Vitaly Solomin	Dr. Watson	M1879	1979-1986
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	Boryslav Brondukov	Inspector Lestrade	M1879	1979-1986
Nestor Burma - Season 5			M1883, seen in weapons collection / "Poupée russe" (S5E5)	1998