Nagant wz. 30

They were almost identical to the Soviet variants with only minor differences in weight, length and sights design.

The Nagant M1895 was mass-produced in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union as a standard side-arm of officers and NCOs.

After the Polish-Bolshevik War the army decided to focus on the 7.92 mm calibre and the Nagant revolvers were withdrawn from active service.

The Nagant revolver remained in service with the State Police, along with a large variety of sidearms of all types and calibres.

As the number of Russian ex-military weapons was limited, in 1930 the state-owned Fabryka Broni works in Radom developed a slightly modified variant, designated "Nagant wz.