5mm Clement
5mm Clement is a centerfire cartridge was designed in 1897 and produced for early self-loading pocket pistols such as the 1897 Spanish Charola-Anitua pistol and the 1903 Belgian Clement pistol. The steeply conical, bottle-necked case is semi-rimmed, but headspaces on the shoulder of the case. The long bullet was inadequately stabilized and tended to tumble in flight.
5mm Clement
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5mm Clement is a centerfire cartridge was designed in 1897 and produced for early self-loading pocket pistols such as the 1897 Spanish Charola-Anitua pistol and the 1903 Belgian Clement pistol. The steeply conical, bottle-necked case is semi-rimmed, but headspaces on the shoulder of the case. The long bullet was inadequately stabilized and tended to tumble in flight.
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The Charola-Anitua pistol was produced in very limited numbers, and Clement pistol production shifted to the.25 ACP cartridge after 1906.
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• Name — 5mm Clement • Origin — Spain • Type — Pistol • Designer — Clement • Design Date — 1897 • Production Date — 1898–1938 • Case Type — Semi-rimmed, bottleneck • Bullet —.2 • Bw1 — 28 • Btype1 — FMJ • Vel1 — 1030 • En1 — 65 • Balsrc — "Textbook of Automatic Pistols" The 5mm Clement is a centerfire cartridge was designed in 1897 and produced for early self-loading pocket pistols such as the 1897 Spanish Charola-Anitua pistol and the 1903 Belgian Clement pistol. The steeply conical, bottle-necked case is semi-rimmed, but headspaces on the shoulder of the case. The long bullet was inadequately stabilized and tended to tumble in flight. The Charola-Anitua pistol was produced in very limited numbers, and Clement pistol production shifted to the.25 ACP cartridge after 1906.
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- 1.*Wilson, R. K. Textbook of Automatic Pistols, pp.260-261. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943.
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