Complex sentence: Though it was originally designed to serve as a commissioned officer's personal sidearm, the Modèle 1892 revolver had over 350,000 copies manufactured between 1892 and 1924 and was issued to officers in the French Army, Navy, and National Gendarmerie, amongst others.
Split into simpler sentences: Though it was originally designed to serve as a commissioned officer's personal sidearm, over 350,000 Modèle 1892 revolvers had been manufactured between 1892 and 1924. It was issued in the French Army, Navy, and National Gendarmerie, amongst others.