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What does the title mean? nm

posted 16 years ago by rivethead808
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[–] dao54 16 years ago

It's the name of a revolver which has been used by the French police.
It is said to be a very good weapon. "The weapon of a prince" as an old police instructor said while showing me one.

[–] rivethead808 16 years ago

Cool. So do you just say M R 73? Any idea what it stands for? And what about the English translation of RmR 73? Is that what we would call tht pistol in English?

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[–] dao54 16 years ago

MR stands for Manurhin, the compagnie that profuced the gun. 73 because it was designed in 1973. Like you said, it's just pronounced M R 73.
RmR 73 is an alternate designation for the gun (and the first title of the film). I guess in that case the first R stands for revolver.

Here's a link in English. And you can also find some info on the French Wikipedia.

http://www.hermannsguns.com/Pistols/manurhin/MR73products17.html

[–] rivethead808 16 years ago

Thank you very much dao54!

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[–] ladoom 15 years ago

mr 73 is a specific revolver used by swat teams only, while the rmr 1 is a revolver made by manurhin with a ruger frame (ruger manurhin revolver) later manurhin f1, now since 2006 it is a specially designed sig pro 2022

[–] boileau 15 years ago

Yes, the MR 73 has a forged iron frame. The RMR has a frame made of cast iron which seriously reduces the cost.

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[–] silversnake-1 15 years ago

I don't spend much time on these forums, posting anyways. I had to after reading yours Jcordell. Very informative and a great read.

Amazing movie and great gun :)

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