10.4 × 20 mm R
Also recorded as 10.35 × 20 mm · 10.4×20 mmR
10.4 × 20 mm R
Hmaag · Own work Bearbeitung eines Dokuments 1878 · CC0
- Name
- 10.4mm Swiss Centerfire
- Field
- revolver cartridge
- Region
- Switzerland · Kingdom of Italy
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Key facts
• Name — 10.4mm Swiss Centerfire • Type — revolver • Service — 1878-1882 • Used By — Swiss Army • Designer — Lieutenant-Colonel Rudolf Schmidt • Design Date — 1878 • Is Si Specs — yes • Parent — 10.4×18mm Swiss Rimfire • Case Type — Rimmed, straight • Bullet — 10.76 • Neck — 10.8 • Base — 11.2 • Rim Dia — 13.3 • Rim Thick — 1.1 • Case Length — 20 • Length — 32 • Is Si Ballistics — yes • Bwunit — gram • Bw1 — 12.5 • Btype1 — lead 1 g of black powder • Vel1 — 185 • En1 — 213 The 10.4mm Swiss centerfire / 10.4x20mmR revolver cartridge was used in the Ordnance Revolver models 1872/78 and 1878 of the Swiss Army. The case is of brass; the bullet is of hardened lead.
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• Illustration — Cartridge 10.4mm Swiss center-fire 1878.
10.4mm Swiss center-fire cartridge with metallic effect by image composition
Own work Bearbeitung eines Dokuments 1878, uploaded by Hmaag · Own work This file was derived from: 10.4mm Swiss Centerfire.jpg
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Switzerland and Kingdom of Italy
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10.4 × 20 mm R is associated with Switzerland and Kingdom of Italy.
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