Revolver 1882, 1882/1929

It was designed by Colonel Rudolph Schmidt The revolver was designed to use the black powder 7.5 millimeter round. The 1882 was a simple and effective design. Model 1882 with serial numbers under 20,000 were fitted with vulcanized rubber grips. Model with serial numbers over 20,000 had wood grips. Some were made by SIG.^{[1][self-published source?]}

Model 1929
Revolver Model 1929 with cleaning kit and ammunition
Production history
Produced	1929–1946
Specifications
Mass	0.8 kg
Length	228 mm
Barrel length	116 mm

The model 1929, or "M1882-29", is a more simplified version of the model 1882. Most changes were made to help ease production and to make it less expensive. One can distinguish a model 1929 by its round barrel from the 1882's octagonal one. Grip was widened to make it more ergonomical and higher quality steel was used. The upper frame was made more rigid and a firing pin instead of the older models one-piece hammer was used. The 1929 continued to use black powder cartridges in Swiss military service and was finally removed from service in the 1970s.

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Revolver Model 1929.