Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant

The Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant, later known as L. Nagant & Cie, Liège, was a Belgian firm established in Liège in 1859 as a manufacturer of firearms and later automobiles.

Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant
Private
Industryfirearms, vehicles
FateAcquired
Founded1859 (1859) in Liège, Belgium
FounderÉmile Nagant
Léon Nagant
Defunct1931 (1931)
Headquarters
Liège
,
Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
Productsfirearms, automobiles
ParentImpéria
Footnotes / references
Major contributors to the design of the Mosin–Nagant service rifle by Russia and then by the USSR

History

The company was originally founded by brothers Émile (1830-1902) and Léon (1833-1900) as an industrial repair business, which included repairing damaged firearms. In 1867, the Nagant brothers entered the firearms market when their company received a license to produce 5.000 Remington Rolling Block rifles for the Papal Zouaves; they later adapted the Rolling Block design to produce double-barreled shotguns under the name "Remington-Nagant". [1] The company is best known for Émile's contribution to the design of the Mosin–Nagant Russian service rifle, adopted in 1891.[2] This introduction to the Tsar's military administration led to the adoption, in 1895, of the Nagant M1895 revolver (designed by Léon) as their standard-issue sidearm.[3] The following year, Émile's progressive blindness led to his retirement from the firm which was renamed to "L. Nagant & Cie, Liège", with Léon being joined by his sons Charles and Maurice.

Nagant Phaeton 1910

Car manufacture

Later, the firm moved to the manufacture of automobiles; Nagant made cars under licence of the French firm Rochet-Schneider. Nagant cars were made from 1900 to 1928. The firm was purchased by Impéria in 1931.[4]

References
  1. http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20nagant/a%20nagant%20gb.htm
  2. Wood, J. B. (2003). The Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly: Part 4 Centerfire Rifles. 4 (2 ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-87349-631-5.
  3. Jeff Kinard (2004). Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. p. 161. ISBN 1-85109-470-9.
  4. Baldwin, Nick (1987). The World guide to automobile manufacturers. Facts on File Publications. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-8160-1844-4.
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