Rast & Gasser 1898 revolver 8mm
| 01. Original name | Rast & Gasser 1898 revolver | |
| 02. Other official names | ||
| 03. Popular names | ||
| 04. Chamberings | 8mm Gasser | |
| 05. Designed by | Leopold Gasser and August Rast | |
| 06. Design date | 1873 | |
| 07. In service date(s) | 1898–1945 | |
| 08. Adopted by | Austria-Hungary; Kingdom of Italy; Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |
| 09. Production quantities | Up to 200 000 | |
| 10. Mechanism | 8 shot, side loading gate, double action revolver | |
| 11. Weight | 935g | |
| 12. Mountings | Lanyard Ring | |
| 13. Practicality in action | Fairly high capacity magazine however single side gate loading is slow. Chambering offers decent ballistic performance at short range with minimal recoil | |
| 14. Comments / Other information | Fairly unique field stripping procedure, allowing access to all working parts for maintenance without the need for tools. Opening the loading gate disconnects the hammer from the trigger mechanism allowing the double action trigger to index the cylinder during loading by pulling the trigger |