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Milescia Armi Re. M/1861, Grav var Armhausd's Personal Carry

Adopted in 1861 and used in various patterns into the 1920s, the Mahtsrevolver was the ubiquitous sidearm of Mero-Curgovina's land forces even after the introduction of the first automatic handguns before the Grand Campaigns. Chambered for six rounds of the powerful .44 Arsenal cartridge, the revolver was known for extreme stopping power that kept it useful long after other handguns would fall out of favour.

Depicted here is the personal handgun of Grand Campaigns Colonel Janec, Grav var Armhausd. The late pattern top frame and hammer suggest that the Grav's weapon was purchased no earlier than 1895. Most apparent about the weapon are the ivory grip panels and the intricate floral gold damascene. Additionally the weapon features a significantly darker bluing, performed in-factory on weapons selected for the damascene procedure. Taking potentially hundreds of hours of labour from skilled craftsmen, damascene firearms were reserved for the nobility and long-serving officers of Mero-Curgovina.

Reportedly never fired in anger, var Armhausd's personal Mahtsrevolver was lost following his assassination in 1924 before resurfacing in 1967 in the hands of a private collector in Modrovia. The late Grav's surviving family purchased the firearm back, now loaning it as a museum piece to the Parliamentary Military Heritage Museum in Peranthrun. It resides there to this day as part of an exhibition on weapons as art pieces.