Videos tagged with Manufrance

The 'Le Formidable' is a pre-WW1 pocket revolver by Manufrance, chambered in 8mm French Ordnance. It features a unique right-side cylinder flip and a cut-down hammer for concealed carry. Despite its historical significance, its heavy 17lb double-action trigger and small sights made it challenging to use effectively in a BUG match, where it performed poorly.

The Le Redoutable is a unique 20-shot, double-barrel revolver from Manufrance, chambered in .25 caliber (6.35mm). Its innovative design features staggered chambers and two barrels to achieve high capacity in a manageable size. Despite its complexity and high initial cost, it was eventually overshadowed by semi-automatic pistols after WWI, making it a rare historical curiosity.

This video examines a unique 16-gauge pump-action shotgun from St. Etienne, France, featuring a rare internal stock magazine and a sliding trigger guard action. The mechanism for cycling shells via a metal strip and the trigger acting as a slide release are highlighted as particularly unusual. The firearm's design suggests it might be a prototype or a modified experimental model.

The Le Français Type Armée is a rare French service pistol based on a 1912 civilian pocket pistol. It features a unique tip-up barrel for loading and is double-action only with a heavy trigger pull, a design considered less suitable for military service. Despite testing, it was not officially adopted by the French military due to its trigger, action, and weight, though some officers acquired them privately.

This expert-level review of the Brun-Latrige Model 1900 by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons details its unique double-action-only mechanism, internal magazine, and folding trigger safety. The 8mm variant, manufactured by Manufrance, is compared to the more common 5mm version, highlighting its surprisingly good ergonomics for a pocket pistol of its era. The review emphasizes the firearm's design limitations, primarily due to its weak ammunition, despite its otherwise decent engineering for civilian self-defense.

The Le Français pistol, designed by Etienne Mimard and produced by Manufrance, features a unique tip-up barrel for easy manual loading, ideal for users with limited grip strength. This double-action-only (DAO) striker-fired pistol lacks external safeties, relying on its heavy trigger pull for security. Its internal mechanism is notable for a coil mainspring housed in the grip, connected via a bell crank to operate the slide.

The Gaulois Palm Pistol, manufactured by Manufrance in Saint-Étienne from 1893-1911, is a compact 8mm squeeze-trigger handgun. It features a unique disassembly selector and a complex internal mechanism with two sheet metal ejectors. Available in engraved grades, this historical firearm offered a novel approach to concealed carry before being surpassed by semi-automatic designs.