| .44 Russian | ||||||||
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 .44 Russian | ||||||||
| Type | Revolver | |||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designer | Smith & Wesson | |||||||
| Designed | 1870 | |||||||
| Manufacturer | Smith & Wesson | |||||||
| Produced | 1870–present | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Parent case | .44 S&W American | |||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .429 in (10.9 mm) | |||||||
| Neck diameter | .457 in (11.6 mm) | |||||||
| Base diameter | .457 in (11.6 mm) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | .515 in (13.1 mm) | |||||||
| Rim thickness | .060 in (1.5 mm) | |||||||
| Case length | 0.970 in (24.6 mm) | |||||||
| Overall length | 1.43 in (36 mm) | |||||||
| Case capacity | 27.10 gr H2O (1.756 cm3) | |||||||
| Rifling twist | 1 in 20 in (510 mm) | |||||||
| Primer type | Large Pistol | |||||||
| Maximum pressure | 14,500 psi (100 MPa) | |||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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The .44 Russian / 10.9x24mmR, (commonly known as the .44 S&W Russian), is a black-powder center-fire metallic revolver cartridge developed and produced by Smith & Wesson in 1870.[1] The .44 Russian design was the first use of an internally lubricated bullet in modern firearm ammunition.[2]
- ^ "44 S&W Russian" GMDR website 44 Russian article. Accessed February 19, 2008.
- ^ Taffin, J. "Taffin Tests: The .44 Russian" Sixguns website. Accessed February 19, 2008.