This is my Dutch KNIL revolver. KNIL stands for Koningklijke Nederlands Indie Leger. Royal Dutch Indonesian Army. Standard revolver was the model 1873 revolver. This was to heavy for the Indonesian soldiers. So, a military officer named Kuhn came up with this. A model 1891 also ofcource in 9.4 mm Dutch. This one is made in 1925 by Vickers in England. Quality was bad so they send it to FN in Belgium to make things right. For me it is a piece of Dutch history.

The picture with 3 revolvers the middle one is the old model 1873. Could not find a picture with only the model 1873. was to lazy to get it from the safe and make a picture. I have to do it anyway. I do more Dutch revolvers. So ignore the other two. Wich are a 3th generation Colt and a French model 1873

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Interesting gun.

I presume you are aware of the post-war S&W revolvers for the K.N.I.L.? Surviving examples seem to be exceedingly rare.

Almost a Victory.

And they also bought the Colt Police Positive as the M31 before that.

Colt Pistols and Revolvers for Firearms Collectors - Police Positive .38 - Collector's Information

Thanks Absalon. I did know about the Colt Police. But I do think that the delivery of the S&W revolvers was a result of WWII. I dig in to that.

I have one of the 1891 models.,,,I always thought of it as a Model 1873...
so learn something everyday!

Mine is in parts,,all in a cigar box,,but complete.
Why I took it all apart so many yrs ago I don't remember.
Should reassemble it, cobble together some ammo and shoot the thing.
My Dutch ancestry would be smiling (maybe).

A purchase from Century Arms Int'nl in 1972 for the grand sum of $20.

One Dutch Revolver..$20
One Siamese Mauser 98 Rifle...$20

Big spender

The Mauser is gone. don't remember where that went.

It is in basic a very simple revolver. It has a Warnantlock or a variant of it. But very basic.

I have one. The firing pin hole is so large that with just a primer in the case the primer will back-up into the hole and tie up the gun! Glad I bought it VERY cheap and mostly just as a curiosity. It took me several months to even figure out what it was.

If the 1891 is in the "light" cartridge of 9.4mm, I assume the 1873 was in a 11mm/44 Russian variant?

Ivan

No, the same cartridge. But later it was instead a blackpowder one a nitro one. Atleast for the model 1891. The model 1873 was always a blackpowder revolver.