| .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,[citation needed] and was used in early rolling block rifles that Remington manufactured for the government of Spain.[citation needed] 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
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