Mexican Army Issue Russian Copy Revolvers?

February 17, 2009, 2:41 pm

If you have seen this before on another forum then I apologize but I'm trying to reach as many people as possible. These were apparently made by Orbea Hermanos of Spain and marked "R.M." with a...

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Re: Mexican Army Issue Russian Copy Revolvers?

February 17, 2009, 5:43 pm

Interesting piece - however, I am not aware of any good references on Mexican purchases/issue firearms. It seems Collectors Firearms in Texas has some good links to purchasing materials out of Mexico,...

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Re: Mexican Army Issue Russian Copy Revolvers?

February 17, 2009, 6:13 pm

Thanks Bob for the comment. Since I lasted posted I found a book on the web (at Collector's Firearms!!) that might help titled "Mexican Military Arms: The Cartridge Period 1866-1967" by James Hughes....

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Re: Mexican Army Issue Russian Copy Revolvers?

February 17, 2009, 9:24 pm

I also found this site: http://www.catalogacionar...com/public/22-orbea-2.pdf The author appears to be referring to those Orbea Hermanos SW russian revolver-copies that went to Cuba but my Spanish...

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Re: Mexican Army Issue Russian Copy Revolvers?

February 24, 2009, 3:32 pm

I received "Mexican Military Arms: The Cartridge Period 1866-1967" by James Hughes and there is a short section about these Orbea Hermanos S&W Russian copies. This book provides additional...

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