Nagant
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The Belgian firm "Fabrique d'armes Emile et Léon Nagant" was established by two brothers: Émile (born 1830) and Léon (born 1833).
Léon Nagant was a Belgian designer of revolvers and rifles.
Nagant made cars under the licence of the French firm Rochet-Schneider. Nagant cars were made from 1900 to 1927 or 1928.
In turn, the arsenals of the Tsar made Nagant guns under licence. They were standard issue in tsarist Russia
Nagant is also connected with Mosin-Nagant rifles.