The RMR was a

double-action revolver A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six roun ...

chambered for

.357 Magnum The .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum, .357 S&W Magnum, .357 Magnum, or 9×33mmR as it is known in unofficial metric designation, is a smokeless powder cartridge with a bullet diameter. It was created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, and Douglas B. ...

cartridges chosen by the

French National Police The National Police (french: Police nationale), formerly known as the , is one of two national police forces of France, the other being the National Gendarmerie. The National Police is the country's main civil law enforcement agency, with primar ...

to replace the

Manurhin MR 73 The Manurhin MR73 is a French-manufactured, high-end double-action and single-action revolver chambered in .357 Magnum, which is also suitable for .38 Special. The MR73 is manufactured by Manurhin and is available in 2.5", 2.75", 3", 4", 4.25� ...

. Production was a joint venture between

Manurhin Manurhin is a trademark used by Chapuis Armes since 1998. It is used to designate the Manurhin MR73 revolver family, manufactured at Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France. The genesis of the term “Manurhin” is ''Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rh ...

and Sturm, Ruger & Co. and ran from 1981 to 1984.

Description

In order to produce a more affordable revolver,

signed an agreement with the American firm

Sturm Ruger Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., better known by the shortened name Ruger, is an American firearm manufacturing company based in Southport, Connecticut, with production facilities also in Newport, New Hampshire; Mayodan, North Carolina; and Presco ...

, which specializes in micro-fusion and

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, processes which are less-expensive than machining firearm parts from blocks of forged steel. The resulting weapon was the ''RMR'' (''Ruger Manurhin''), with a frame and mechanism made by Ruger, and the barrel and cylinder made by Manurhin similar to the

. Production was small and the gun was replaced by the Manurhin Special Police F1 (SP F1).

References

{{reflist Ruger revolvers Revolvers of France .357 Magnum firearms Police weapons Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1981