10.4mm Swiss Centerfire

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10.4mm Swiss Centerfire

Type

revolver

Service history

In service

1878-1882

Used by

Swiss Army

Production history

Designer

Lieutenant-Colonel Rudolf Schmidt

Designed

1878

Specifications

Parent case

10.4×18mm Swiss Rimfire^{[citation needed]}

Case type

Rimmed, straight

Bullet diameter

10.76 mm (0.424 in)

Neck diameter

10.8 mm (0.43 in)

Base diameter

11.2 mm (0.44 in)

Rim diameter

13.3 mm (0.52 in)

Rim thickness

1.1 mm (0.043 in)

Case length

20 mm (0.79 in)

Overall length

32 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

References

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

External links

Media related to 10.4 x 20 mm R at Wikimedia Commons

This entry is derived from the reading of the following specialized French-language magazines:
- Cibles (Fr)
- AMI (B, discontinued in 1988)
- Gazette des armes (Fr)
- Action Guns (Fr)

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Flare and Riot	37 mm flare 37 mm riot gun
Blank	.50-120 Federal FireStick 5-in-1 blank cartridge 9mm x 17 / .380 R

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