10.4mm Swiss Centerfire explained

10.4mm Swiss Centerfire
Type:revolver
Service:1878-1882
Used By:Swiss Army
Designer:Lieutenant-Colonel Rudolf Schmidt
Design Date:1878
Is Si Specs:yes
Parent:10.4×18mm Swiss Rimfire
Case Type:Rimmed, straight
Bullet:10.76
Neck:10.8
Base:11.2
Rim Dia:13.3
Rim Thick:1.1
Case Length:20
Length:32
Is Si Ballistics:yes
Bwunit:gram
Bw1:12.5
Btype1:lead
1 g of black powder
Vel1:185
En1:213

The 10.4mm Swiss centerfire 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kinard, Jeff. Pistols: an illustrated history of their impact. 2004. ABC-CLIO. 156. 9781851094707.