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Rifle cartridge .43 Spanish11mm Spanish 11.15×57mmR Spanish Remington U.M.C. 43-77 The .43 Spanish cartridge.jpg Rifle .439 in (11.15 mm) Rimmed, BottleneckRoy Martin Marcot The History of Remington Firearms https://books.google.com/books?id=jAmkAvoUKIEC&pg=PA53 2005 Lyons Press 978-1-59228-690-4 53 .462 in (11.73 mm) .522 in (13.26 mm) .433 in (10.99 mm) .629 in (15.98 mm) .085 in (2.16 mm) 2.255 in (57.277 mm) 2.845 in (72.263 mm) Berdan thumb|Making of .43 Spanish cartridges in Union Metallic Cartridge Co. factory at Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1877 The .43 Spanish / 11.15x57mmR was a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Remington designers around 1867.Thombs, David A., and Barrett, Stephen P. The internet and firearms research with reference to the .43 Spanish Remington Rolling-Block and its ammunition, The Journal of the Historical Breechloading Small Arms Association, Vol.4, No.4, pp. 14–23 It was used in early rolling block rifles that Remington manufactured for the government of Spain. The cartridge is also referred to as the .433 Spanish,2019-12-12 .43 Spanish https://www.rccbrass.com/43-spanish/ 2021-09-22 Roberson Cartridge Company en 2022-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20220927154344/https://www.rccbrass.com/43-spanish/ dead "11mm Spanish", and identical cartridges for the US Peabody rifle were marked "U.M.C. 43-77".Fred A. Datig https://books.google.com/books?id=Y3DgAAAAMAAJ Cartridges for Collectors: Center fire, rimfire, patent ignition Borden Publishing Company 1958 History thumb|.43 Spanish rifle and tercerola, with its amunition. 3 pages The .43 Spanish cartridge was produced after Spain purchased the newly invented rolling-block action single-shot rifle. The breech-loading firearm, which was marketed by Sam Remington, impressed the Spaniards after their own evaluation.Thoughts on the .43 spanish and the Remington Rolling-Block Rifle Black Powder Cartridge https://www.blackpowdercartridge.com/thoughts-on-the-43-spanish-and-the-remington-rolling-block-rifle 2021-09-22 www.blackpowdercartridge.com In 1869, the Spanish government put in an order for 10,000 rifles.David F. Butler United States Firearms: the First Century, 1776–1875 https://books.google.com/books?id=QtUfAQAAIAAJ 1971 Winchester Press 9780876910306 In addition to the firearms, they wanted their own cartridge and Remington developed the .43 Spanish. It was produced in two variants: the bottleneck case .43 Spanish (11.15x57mmR Remington Spanish) and the straight-wall case .43 Spanish Reformado (11.4x57mmR Reformado). The cartridge was very similar to the .44-77 Sharps cartridge, except for the difference in the bore diameter.Flatnes Oyvind From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms Crowood 2013 978-1-84797-594-2 en The Spanish military version of the cartridge was later upgraded in 1889 to a "heavier, brass-jacketed reformado bullet".Alejandro de Quesada The Spanish–American War and Philippine Insurrection https://books.google.com/books?id=v1FbVCtpdQ4C&pg=PT92 2012 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-1-78096-353-2 92 While Remington stopped manufacturing the cartridge in 1918, its use in the United States became widespread after World War II because it was sold as a surplus. The cartridge was also used, obscurely, in the 'Improved Lee' or 'Remington-Lee' rifle that was tested by the British in 1887. This extremely rare piece, only 300 were made, was made purely for trials of the Lee bolt and box magazine system, when the British military were looking to convert to a repeating rifle. A British rifle, the Lee-Burton and the last of the .40 Enfield-Martini line, was made by the Enfield armoury. Remington produced their own design with the latest of Lee's design features, chambered in .43 Spanish. The trials favoured the Lee magazine and this was adopted in Britain, although the calibre chosen was the new .303 British.BRITISH RIFLES - Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room Herbert Woodend 1981 HMSO 9780117719309 https://www.rifleman.org.uk/British_Rifles.html RB 193 1887, Rifle, Remington-Lee, 11mm 38–40 "Poison bullet" The .43 Spanish used a .439 in mm on diameter bullet that weighed 396 gr g on. Its 1280 ft/s m/s on was powered by 74 gr g on of black powder. Instead of solid lead bullet, the .43 Spanish used a brass-jacket bullet, which was considered unusual because cupronickel, gilding metal, and copper clad steel were preferred for bullet jackets during the period. It was also the reason why American soldiers suspected that the Spaniards used poison in their bullet during the Spanish-American War.Rottman Gordon L. The Book of Gun Trivia: Essential Firepower Facts Osprey Publishing 2013 978-1-78200-621-3 182–183 en It corroded in the tropics, producing a powdery pale green verdigris once they are exposed to high humidity or salty sea air over time. The brass component, however, improved bullet penetration. Firearms chambered Argentine Modelo 1879, rifle and carbine 1869 Spanish PeabodyPhilip Peterson Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide https://books.google.com/books?id=aftMDn2bd14C&pg=PA315 2011 F+W Media 978-1-4402-2881-0 315 Whitney–Burgess–Morse lever-action rifle (military version)Jerry Lee The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2013 https://books.google.com/books?id=zyYXCAyeBZwC&pg=PA1229 2013 Krause Publications 978-1-4402-3543-6 1229 M1879 Remington–LeeDan Shideler Standard Catalog Of Remington Firearms https://books.google.com/books?id=eW6K-z8d2IMC&pg=PA104 2008 F+W Media 978-1-4402-2699-1 104 Variants center horizontal There were three known variants of the .43 Spanish: 11mm Spanish Remington-Spain.jpg 200 .43 Español .43 Spanish "Whitney" Carbine (slightly shorter) 11mm Spanish Reformado.jpg 202 .43 Español Reformado .43 Spanish Reformed 43 Spanish Carbine.jpg 215 .43 Español Carbine Whitney .43 Español Carabina Dimensions center horizontal 43 Spanish 11x57.gif 200 .43 Español .43 Español 43 Spanish Reformado-11x57R.gif 202 .43 Español Reformado .43 Español Reformado 11x48 R Spanish Carbine Whitney.gif 215 .43 Español Carbine Whitney .43 Español Carbine Whitney 11x44 R Spanish Remington Carbine.gif 208 .43 Español Remington Carbine .43 Español Remington Carbine References Further reading Croft Barker. Shooting the .43 Spanish Rolling Block. Cistern Publishing, 2003. 0971512833 Thombs, David A., and Barrett, Stephen P. The internet and firearms research with reference to the .43 Spanish Remington Rolling-Block and its ammunition, The Journal of the Historical Breechloading Small Arms Association, Vol.4, No.4, pp. 14–23 External links .43 Spanish Remington, Cartridge Collector Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Rimmed cartridges Category:Military cartridges