Pieper M1893
| Pieper M1893 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Revolving carbine |
| Place of origin | Belgium |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1896–1920s |
| Used by | Cuerpo de Policía Rural |
| Wars | Mexican Revolution |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Henri Pieper |
| Designed | 1893 |
| Manufacturer | Henri Pieper & Co. |
| Produced | 1896–1897 |
| No. built | >350 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.95 kg (6.5 lb) |
| Length | 914 mm (36.0 in) |
| Barrel length | 502 mm (19.8 in) |
| Cartridge | 8x50mm Pieper Carbine |
| Action | Double action |
| Feed system | 9-rounds cylinder |
| Sights | rear adjustable |
The Pieper M1893 was a Belgian double-action revolver carbine with a gas-seal system that used the 8mm Pieper cartridge.
Design and development
The development of the M1893 began in the 1890s by Belgian gunsmith Henri Pieper, and a number were purchased for use by the Mexican Rural Police[1]
The first prototypes were designed to use the 7.65 mm Mauser cartridge, however the production copies used the 8mm Pieper cartridge, it had a wooden stock and forend, a double-action system that could be manually cocked, and a 9-round cylinder. The barrel had a 4-line rifling and the rear sight featured a stepped base with a slider adjustable up to 900 meters.[2]
The weapon used a gas seal system similar to that of the Nagant Revolver, in which pulling the trigger cams the cylinder forward on a semi-conical base at the rear of the barrel, forming a gas seal between the cylinder and barrel.[2] The 8mm Pieper cartridge, designed in 1895, featured a brass casing extending beyond the end of the bullet, which further improves the gas seal by inserting the tip of the cartridge slightly into the barrel.[3] The cartridge was produced by the Union Metallic Cartridge Company as early as 1901, and until around 1921 by Remington UMC.[4]
References
- ↑ McCollum, Ian (28 January 2015). "Mexican Pieper Revolving Carbine". Forgotten Weapons. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 Walter, John (2006). Ramage, Ken (ed.). Rifles of the world: World'd definitive guide to centerfire and rimfire rifles (3rd ed.). Iola, WI.: Krause publications. pp. 369, 370, 596. ISBN 978-0-89689-241-5.
- ↑ "8mm Pieper Carbine" (in Spanish). Munición.org. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ↑ "8 mm Pieper". Bullet blog. December 20, 2014. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.