.43 Spanish
| .43 Spanish 11mm Spanish 11.15 x 58Rmm Spanish Remington U.M.C. 43-77 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rifle |
| Specifications | |
| Neck diameter | Bottleneck[1] |
| Overall length | 2.845 in |
| Primer type | Berdan |
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]
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
- Argentine Modelo 1879, rifle and carbine[1]
- 1869 Spanish Peabody[5]
- Whitney-Burgess-Morse lever-action rifle (military version)[6]
- Model 1879 Remington-Lee[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Remington Firearms - Roy M. Marcot - Google Books
- ↑ Cartridges for Collectors: Center fire, rimfire, patent ignition - Fred A. Datig - Google Books
- ↑ United States Firearms: the First Century, 1776-1875 - David F. Butler - Google Books
- ↑ The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection: 1898-1902 - Alejandro Quesada - Google Books
- ↑ Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide - Philip Peterson - Google Books
- ↑ The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2013 - Google Books
- ↑ Standard Catalog Of Remington Firearms - Dan Shideler - Google Books
External links
- .43 Spanish at LoadData.com
Further reading
- Shooting the .43 Spanish Rolling Block. Croft Barker, Cistern Publishing 2003. ISBN 0971512833