Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873

Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 (factory bare finish) - 11x17.8mmR

Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1874 Officer Model - 11x17.8mmR. The Mle 1874 can be distinguished through its fluted cylinder.

Also referred to as the St. Etienne Model 1873, the Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 revolver was the first modern handgun of the French Army. It was produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne from 1873 to 1886 with a total production of approximately 337,000 and was delivered with a bare metal finish. Although quickly replaced by the St. Etienne Model 1892 with front line French troops, it was widely used during the First World War and still equipped by reserve units in 1940. It was also employed by the French resistance during World War II.

Specifications

( 1873–1945 )

• Type: Revolver
• No. built: 337000
• Variants: Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1874 Officer Model
• Cartridge: 11x17.8mmR French Ordnance / 12x17mm Lefaucheux (Navy models)
• Mass: 1.04 kg
• Length: 240 mm
• Barrel length: 115 mm
• Feed system: 6-round cylinder

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The Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
Wooden Crosses	René Montis	Lieutenant Morache		1932
		French and German officers
The World Moves On		French and German officers	footage from Wooden Crosses	1934
The Road to Glory		French and German officers	footage from Wooden Crosses	1936
Heroes of Shipka (Geroite na Shipka)		Russian officers		1955
Kill Rommel!	Anton Diffring	Capt. Richard Howell		1969
How I Unleashed World War II	Jan Swiderski	Capt. Letoux		1970
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution	Nicol Williamson	Sherlock Holmes		1976
Death is My Trade	Götz George	Franz Lang		1977
High Road To China		Afghan tribesman		1983
The Scout (Der Scout)	Klaus Manchen	Sgt. Anderson		1983
Atkins	Oleg Borisov	Tom Atkins		1985
Project A Part II	David Lam	Inspector Chun		1987
		Secret police agent
Prairie Hunters in Mexico (Präriejäger in Mexiko)	Giso Weißbach	Col. Lamarel		1988
	Gojko Mitic	Bear Eye
	Helmut Schellhardt	Benito Juarez	Seen only in holster
Journey Southwest (Cesta na jihozápad)	Zdenek Podhurský	Tony		1989
The Jack Bull	John Savage	Slater		1999
The Mummy	Brendan Fraser	Rick O'Connell		2000
	John Hannah	Jonathan Carnahan
Shanghai Noon	Roger Yuan	Lo Fong		2000
	Owen Wilson	Roy O'Bannon
Charlotte Gray		Vichy Police		2001
A Very Long Engagement	Marion Cotillard	Tina Lombardi		2004
Blood Diamond		Kamajor Guerilla		2006
Defiance	Daniel Craig	Tuvia Bielski		2008
The Wolfman	Clive Russell	MacQueen		2010
		Blackmoor police and locals
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows	Robert Downey Jr.	Sherlock Holmes	Model 1874	2011
	Jude Law	Dr. John Watson
	Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik	Andrzej
The Legend of Tarzan	Christoph Waltz	Leon Rom		2016
	Samuel L. Jackson	George Washington Williams
	Ben Chaplin	Captain Moulle	holstered
		Belgian officers and soldiers
An Officer and a Spy (J'Accuse)	Michel Vuillermoz	Maj. Du Paty de Clam		2019

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Notes / Episode	Date
Sherlock Holmes	Nigel Stock	Dr. Watson	Possibly a commercial version; "A Study in Scarlet" (S02E03)	1968
	Peter Cushing	Sherlock Holmes
Fantômas	Pierre Malet	Fandor	Ep.3	1980
Reilly: Ace of Spies	John Castle	Count Massino		1983
Lonesome Dove	Jordan Lund	Hutto		1989
Alaska Kid	Donovan Scott	Shorty		1993
The Thin Blue Line	Rowan Atkinson	Inspector Fowler		1996
The Thin Blue Line	David Haig	Inspector Grimm		1996
The Thin Blue Line	Trevor Peacock	A member of the public		1996
Tin Man	Neal McDonough	Wyatt Cain		2007
Caprica	Sasha Roiz	Sam Adama		2009
Supernatural	Felicia Day	Charlie Bradbury		2013
Man in the High Castle, The - Season 3	DJ Qualls	Ed McCarthy		2018
Around the World in 80 Days		A Parisian Commune member	Ep. 01	2021
Paris Police 1900	Renaud Hezeques	Inspector Guichard		2021

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Date
Battlefield: 1918	"MAS 1873"			2004
Squad 44: Letters From The Front	"MAS Mle. 1873"		Introduced in Plan Jaune update	2018