Landstad revolver

The Landstad revolver was an automatic revolver of Norwegian origin. The weapon had an unusual feeding device that used both a 2 round cylinder and a grip inserted magazine.[1]

Landstad revolver
A patent of the Landstad revolver, filed on the 11th of April, 1899
TypeRevolver
Place of origin Norway
Production history
DesignerHalvard Landstad
Designed1900
Specifications
Cartridge7.5mm 1882 Ordnance
Caliber7.5mm
ActionBlowback
Feed systemSingle-stack, single-row-feed magazine

It was chambered for the 7.5mm Nagant cartridge, which at the time of the creation of the Landstad was also used in the Swedish Mod. 1887 and Norwegian Mod. 1893 Nagant revolvers.[1]

History

The revolver design was patented in 1899 by Halvard Landstad, from Kristiana (now known as Oslo). Landstad designed the revolver with his own money and presented it to military trials in 1901.[2] The gun never went into production because the revolver failed in the trials, but the inventor kept a prototype of the gun. It was donated to the British NRA after the inventor's death in 1955. In 1977 the revolver was sold in an auction.[2]

See also

References
  1. Hogg, Ian V.; Walter, John (2004). Pistols of the World. David & Charles. pp. 197–198. ISBN 0-87349-460-1.
  2. http://www.forgottenweapons.com/landstad-1900-automatic-revolver/

Further reading
  • Karl Egil Hanevik (2003). Kongsberg-Colten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Vedlegg A-1: Ingeniør Halvard Folkestad Landstads «Automatiske revolver», pp. 239-242: Hanevik våpen. ISBN 9788299314329.CS1 maint: location (link)
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