10.4mm Swiss Centerfire

10.4mm Swiss Centerfire
Typerevolver
Service history
In service1878-1882
Used bySwiss Army
Production history
DesignerLieutenant-Colonel Rudolf Schmidt
Designed1878
Specifications
Parent case10.4×18mm Swiss Rimfire[citation needed]
Case typeRimmed, straight
Bullet diameter10.76 mm (0.424 in)
Neck diameter10.8 mm (0.43 in)
Base diameter11.2 mm (0.44 in)
Rim diameter13.3 mm (0.52 in)
Rim thickness1.1 mm (0.043 in)
Case length20 mm (0.79 in)
Overall length32 mm (1.3 in)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
12.5 g (193 gr) lead
1 g of black powder
185 m/s (610 ft/s) 213 J (157 ft⋅lbf)

The 10.4mm Swiss centerfire / 10.4x20mmR revolver cartridge was used in the Ordnance Revolver models 1872/78 and 1878 of the Swiss Army.[1] The case is of brass; the bullet is of hardened lead.

Dimensions

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Cartridge 10.4mm Swiss center-fire 1878.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kinard, Jeff (2004). Pistols: an illustrated history of their impact. ABC-CLIO. p. 156. ISBN 9781851094707.
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