11×58mmR

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11×58mmR
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TypeRifle
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1877–1918
Used byAustria-Hungary
WarsWorld War I (limited use)
Production history
Designed1877
Specifications
Parent case
Case typeRimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter11.2 mm (0.44 in)
Neck diameter11.84 mm (0.466 in)
Shoulder diameter13.61 mm (0.536 in)
Base diameter13.84 mm (0.545 in)
Rim diameter15.67 mm (0.617 in)
Case length57.66 mm (2.270 in)
Overall length76.71 mm (3.020 in)

The 11×58mmR M1877, 11mm Werndl or 11.15×58mmR is a black powder cartridge used in the M1867 Werndl–Holub rifle as well as the Mannlicher M1886 rifle.[1]

11x58mmR Werndl (upper left) with other contemporary European black powder cartridges

References[]

  1. ^ dimensions from Barnes, Frank C. Cartridges of the World. (Northfield: DBI Books, 1972), p.178


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