MAS 1892 Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

The Model 1892 Revolver was manufactured by MAS (Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne) from 1892 to 1924. Over 350,000 Modele 1892 revolvers had been manufactured in that time. The Model 1892 was a replacement for the MAS 1873 revolver. This WWI French service revolver was also known as the St. Etienne 8mm or Lebel Revolver, named after the colonel Nicolas Lebel who had nothing to do with designing it, but he was chairman of the board that chose that design. The Model 1892 was chambered for 8x27mm (8mm French Ordnance) that had a power similar to modern .32 ACP rounds. It was in use until the end of the WWII.