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

Company type	Private
Industry	firearms, vehicles
Founded	1859 (1859) in Liège, Belgium
Founder	Émile Nagant Léon Nagant
Defunct	1931 (1931)
Fate	Acquired
Headquarters	Liège , Belgium
Area served	Worldwide
Products	firearms, automobiles
Parent	Impéria Automobiles
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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

Car manufacture

Nagant Phaeton 1910

Later, the firm moved to the manufacture of automobiles; Nagant began with building cars under licence of the French firm Gobron-Brillies and later Rochet-Schneider.^[4] Nagant cars were made from 1900 to 1928. Overhead-valve engines appeared after World War I, at which point the company was making around 200 cars per year.^[5] The firm was purchased by Impéria Automobiles in 1931.^[6]

References

1. "Nouvelle page 0".
2. Wood, J. B. (2003). The Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly: Part 4 Centerfire Rifles. Vol. 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. "Nagant and Nagant-Hobson". Unique Cars & Parts USA. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
5. Boddy, Bill (January 2000). "Belgium's forgotten Nagant". Motor Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
6. Baldwin, Nick (1987). The World guide to automobile manufacturers. Facts on File Publications. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-8160-1844-4.