| 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: | 8mm (Swiss), 8.3mm (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 350mm |
| Primer: | small pistol |
| Max Pressure: | 185MPa |
| Is Si Ballistics: | yes |
| Bwunit: | gr |
| Bw1: | 104 |
| Btype1: | FMJ |
| Vel1: | 220 |
| En1: | 166.8 |
| Test Barrel Length: | 15cm (06inches) |
| Balsrc: | Ammo Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition, Page 690, Michael Brussard |
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 0.7g of black powder.
Similar revolver cartridges were used in the late 19th century military revolvers adopted by the armies of Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, and Serbia.
Portions of this entry were derived from the following specialized French-language magazines: