Series ALFA (Revolvers)

The ALFA Series of Revolvers are a series of Czech-made revolvers designed for law enforcement, private security agencies, personal security, and hunting needs. The ALFA Series is part of the three revolver series made by ALFA: Series ALFA, Series ALFA Steel, and Series HOLEK. The revolvers in the ALFA Series all have a blued finish, and the only one to have no chrome finish is the 12-inch Sports model.

Constructed entirely of steel alloy, Alfa revolvers are traditional double- and single-action firearms, equipped with hammers that are either exposed or integrated into the frame. The six-chamber cylinder rotates to the left to allow for cartridge ejection and reloading. The cylinder latch is located at the rear of the frame. Depending on the model, Alfa revolvers may feature fixed or adjustable sights.^[1][2]There is a revolver-carbine version called the HUNTER, available in .6 mm Flobert, .22 LR, and .22 WMR calibers, designed for use in small game hunting and pest control. The "Sport" versions feature ergonomic wooden grips and LPA sights.^[3]There are versions manufactured entirely from steel, designated "ALFA Steel," which are heavier and more durable than the ALFA versions.^[4]

The ALFA series typically employs a 3-digit nomenclature in the format "aXY", where "a" generally relates to the ammunition used (2 for .22 LR, 3 for .22 WMR, 4 for 4mm Flobert, etc.), "X" denotes the barrel length in inches, and "Y" indicates the sight type (0 for fixed, 1 for adjustable, and 3 for LPA). In the case of CO2 versions—where the format shifts to "a.bXY" where "a.b" represents the projectile caliber used, measured in millimeters (4.5 or 5.5 mm). This nomenclature does not apply to HUNTER versions or to blank-firing versions.^[2]

For the ALFA Steel series, the nomenclature consists of 4 digits ("abXY"), wherein "ab" represents the type of cartridge used (22 for .22 LR, 23 for .22 WMR, 92 for 9mm Parabellum, 99 for 9mm Flobert, etc.), while the letters "X" and "Y" follow the same rules as in the standard ALFA series.^[4]

CO2-powered version of ALFA series for 4.5 mm pellets and 5.5 mm pellets. Unlike other conventional CO2 revolvers—which draw their gas from a single disposable 12-gram cartridge—ALFA-Saloon revolvers utilize individual, refillable cartridges (one cartridge per round), allowing them to achieve an impact energy of up to 10 joules.^[5][6]

Chambered for 4mm Randz Lang (4mm Randz Court can be used). Chronograph readings of up to 180 m/s were achieved using 0.5-gram ammunition, yielding an impact energy of 8 Joules for the Model 461 when utilizing ammunition manufactured by Sellier & Bellot and RWS.^[7][8]

Chambered for 6mm ME Flobert (5.6 mm Flobert can be used). In chronograph tests with the ALFA Hunter 6mm Flobert rifle-revolver, readings of up to 150 m/s were obtained using 1.05-gram 6mm ME Flobert ammunition, and up to 130 m/s using 1.15-gram 6 mm Flobert CB ammunition—both from the Sellier & Bellot brand.^{[3][9][10][3]}

Chambered for .22 LR.^{[3][11][12][13]}

Chambered for .22 WMR which feature adapter cylinders for .22 LR.^{[3][14][15][16]}

Chambered for .32 S&W^[17][18][19]

Chambered for .38 Special.^[20][21][22]

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