10.6×25mmR
| 10.6×25mmR German Ordnance | ||||||||
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| Type | Pistol | |||||||
| Place of origin | German Empire | |||||||
| Service history | ||||||||
| In service | 1879-1945 | |||||||
| Used by | German Empire | |||||||
| Wars | German colonial conflicts, Boxer Rebellion, World War I, World War II | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designed | Exact date of development is uncertain. Sometime between German unification (following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71), and formal adoption of the Reichsrevolver in 1879. | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Parent case | Believed to be a development of the .44 Russian | |||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight case | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | 10.92 mm (0.430 in) | |||||||
| Shoulder diameter | 11.5 mm (0.45 in) | |||||||
| Base diameter | 11.53 mm (0.454 in) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | 12.94 mm (0.509 in) | |||||||
| Case length | 24.64 mm (0.970 in) | |||||||
| Overall length | 36.82 mm (1.450 in) | |||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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| Source(s): "Cartridges of the World" | ||||||||
The 10.6×25mmR German Ordnance cartridge, also called the 10.6mm Reichsrevolver, the 10.6mm Service Ordnance, or the 10.55mm German cartridge, is a pistol cartridge designed by the then newly formed German Empire for their first two official service revolvers the M1879 & M1883 Reichsrevolvers.
It is believed to have been influenced by, or developed from the .44 Russian cartridge, which had been developed by the American firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson for the Armies of Imperial Russia.
History
When they were adopted by Imperial Germany, both the 10.6×25mmR German Ordnance cartridge and the Reichsrevolver had already been surpassed by more advanced developments already in use by other nations and empires of Europe and the Americas. The 10.6×25mm German Ordnance cartridge would be slowly phased out and replaced in German service by the modern 9×19mm Parabellum round with the adoption of the Pistole Parabellum 1908 (more commonly called the Luger pistol) in 1908, and would be used alongside its successor, the 9×19mm Parabellum, in World War I, and would see minimal use through the period of World War II, before finally being completely phased out.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ C&Rsenal on YouTube "Small Arms of WWI Primer 006: German Reichsrevolver M1879 Revolver" . Accessed August 4, 2016.
- ^ "Pistol, Revolver, and SMG Rounds". pmulcahy.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.