The Model 1892 Revolver (also known as the Lebel Revolver or St. Etienne 8mm) was a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 service revolver

Service pistol

A service pistol is any handgun issued to military personnel.Typically service pistols are revolvers or semi-automatic pistols issued to officers, non-commissioned officers and rear-echelon support personnel for self defense, though service pistols may also be issued to special forces as a backup...

 produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne as a replacement for the MAS 1873 revolver

MAS 1873 revolver

The service revolver model 1873 Chamelot-Delvigne was the first double action revolver used by the French army. It was produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne from 1873 to 1887 in about 337,000 copies. Although soon replaced by the Modele 1892 revolver, it was nevertheless widely used...

. It was the standard issue sidearm in the French military during World War I.

The Modèle 1892 Revolver is a solid frame revolver with the cylinder on a separate frame swinging right for manual reloading.