Manurhin · Revolver
Manurhin Special Police
Revolving · .357 Magnum · introduced 1979
Also known as Manurhin Special Police F1, Manurhin-Ruger Special Police
About the Manurhin Special Police
The Manurhin Special Police is a French all-steel double-action revolver chambered in .357 Magnum, introduced around 1979 as a less expensive alternative to the costly Manurhin MR73 for French law enforcement. It was a joint project between Manurhin of France and Sturm, Ruger & Co. of the United States, built on Ruger Service Six frames and lockwork supplied from the US and assembled in France with French-made barrels and cylinders. The six-shot fixed-sight revolver served various French police organisations before evolving into the fully Manurhin-designed MR88.
The Special Police was born of a rare transatlantic collaboration: Ruger shipped Service Six frames and lockwork to France, where Manurhin finished them with its own precision barrels and cylinders, giving French police a rugged .357 revolver at a fraction of the price of the exquisite MR73.
Manurhin Special Police specifications
General
- Type
- Revolver
- Action
- Revolving
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Double action
- Calibres
- .357 Magnum
- Magazine capacity
- 6 rounds
- Magazine
- Revolving cylinder
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 102 mm (4.0 in)
- Overall length
- 235 mm (9.3 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 0.93 kg (2.05 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 440 m/s (1444 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 784 J (578 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 50 m
History
- Introduced
- 1979
- Discontinued
- 1988
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- FR
- Designer
- Manurhin / Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Features
- Swing out cylinder
- Ruger service six frame
- Fixed sights
- French made barrel and cylinder
Safety
- Transfer bar
- Rebounding hammer
Also offered in .38 Special and 9mm Luger. The Ruger Service Six basis kept costs down relative to the flagship MR73; the design was later succeeded by the Manurhin MR88.
