.43 Spanish
The .43 Spanish was a centerfire firearms cartridge. The .43 Spanish was adopted about 1867, and was used in early rolling block rifles that Remington manufactured for the government of Spain. The cartridge is also referred to as "11mm Spanish", and identical cartridges for the US Peabody rifle were marked "U.M.C. 43-77".[2]
| .43 Spanish 11mm Spanish 11.15×58mmR Spanish Remington U.M.C. 43-77 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rifle |
| Specifications | |
| Neck diameter | Bottleneck[1] |
| Overall length | 2.845 in |
| Primer type | Berdan |
In 1869 the Spanish government put in an order for 10,000 rifles in this chambering.[3] The Spanish military version of the cartridge was later upgraded in 1889 to a "heavier, brass-jacketed reformado bullet".[4]
Firearms chambered
References
- Roy Martin Marcot (2005). The History of Remington Firearms. Lyons Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-59228-690-4.
- Fred A. Datig (1958). Cartridges for Collectors: Center fire, rimfire, patent ignition. Borden Publishing Company.
- David F. Butler (1971). United States Firearms: the First Century, 1776–1875. Winchester Press.
- Alejandro de Quesada (2012). The Spanish–American War and Philippine Insurrection. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-78096-353-2.
- Philip Peterson (2011). Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide. F+W Media. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-4402-2881-0.
- Jerry Lee (2013). The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2013. Krause Publications. p. 1229. ISBN 978-1-4402-3543-6.
- Dan Shideler (2008). Standard Catalog Of Remington Firearms. F+W Media. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4402-2699-1.
Further reading
- Shooting the .43 Spanish Rolling Block. Croft Barker, Cistern Publishing 2003. ISBN 0971512833
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