7.5mm 1882 Ordnance
The Swiss 7.5mm center-fire revolver cartridge, also known as 7.5x23mmR, was used militarily in the 1882 and 1882/1929 revolvers of the Swiss army, as well as in Swiss civilian revolvers of the 'bulldog' type. The case is of brass; the heeled bullet is of a hard lead alloy, fully jacketed and coated externally with a wax lubricant. Originally it was loaded with 0.7 g of black powder.
Also recorded as 7.5 mm Swiss Ordnance M82 · 7.5 mm Schweizer Ordonnanz M82 · 7.5 mm Swiss Ordnance · 7.5 mm Nagant M1887
7.5mm 1882 Ordnance
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The Swiss 7.5mm center-fire revolver cartridge, also known as 7.5x23mmR, was used militarily in the 1882 and 1882/1929 revolvers of the Swiss army, as well as in Swiss civilian revolvers of the 'bulldog' type. The case is of brass; the heeled bullet is of a hard lead alloy, fully jacketed and coated externally with a wax lubricant. Originally it was loaded with 0.7 g of black powder.
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Similar revolver cartridges were used in the late 19th century military revolvers adopted by the armies of Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, and Serbia.
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• Name — 7.5mm 1882 Ordnance • Origin — Belgium • Type — Pistol • Service — Switzerland and Sweden • Used By — 1882-1903 (Switzerland) 1887-1903 (Sweden) • Designer — Rudolf Schmidt (Colonel) • Design Date — 1880 • Is Si Specs — yes • Case Type — Rimmed, straight • Bullet — 8.00 mm (Swiss), 8.30 mm (Swedish) • Neck — 8.40 • Base — 8.40 • Rim Dia — 10.40 • Rim Thick — 1.50 • Case Length — 22.80 • Length — 34.60 • Rifling — 1 turn in 350 mm • Primer — small pistol • Max Pressure — 185 MPa • Is Si Ballistics — yes • Bwunit — gr • Bw1 — 104 • Btype1 — FMJ • Vel1 — 220 • En1 — 166.8 • Test Barrel Length — 15 cm • Balsrc — Ammo Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition, Page 690, Michael Brussard
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