Comments by "Britta Kriep" (@brittakriep2938) on "Swiss 1882 Ordnance Revolver (Shooting)" video.

  1. As far asi know, these revolvers came out of service in 1975, the last users had been some elderly army craftsmen, auxillary policemen and railway guards.
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  2. waffensammler : There was a rather similar swedish revolver from 1887, as far as i know, also the ammunition was nearly the same. This rrvolver was used up to the 1950's. The last users had been post service and lighthouse officals.
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  3. IzNoGuD Surfer : In Baden-Württemberg und Bayern wird auch ,Grüß Gott' gesagt!
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  4.  @WilTK4  : Bahnpolizei is armed. The men , in 1975 still armed with this old revolvers had been elderly auxillary railway policemen. Being german, i don't know current situation at Swiss Railway. In Germany first armed guards/ railway policemen with short sabers appeared in 19th century. In Imperial Germany there was Reichsbahn, but at least Bavaria and Württemberg, perhaps also Baden, had their own State railway ( after wwl) in 1920/21 this State railways had been included into Reichsbahn. Tasks of Railway Police: Protecting travellors in trains and stations, guarding freight in waggons and storage buildings, guarding trains, rails, and railway equipment. Until 1990s, when German Federal Railway ( Deutsche Bundesbahn) became semiprivate German Railway, a Railway Police, payed by Federal Republic existed). Then in early/ mid 1990s Federal Border Guard was transformed into Federal Police and Railway Police was included into Federal Police. So nowadays you can still in Germany see armed Federal Police in trains and stations, not allways and not everywhere. German Railway as a semiprivate company has also unarmed Security guards,but the have no police rights, other private Security guards also not.
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