Revolver cartridge
.442 Webley |
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.44 Bull Dog (Peters), .442 Webley (UMC) and .442 Revolver (Eley) |
Type | Revolver |
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Place of origin | British Empire |
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Designed | 1868 |
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Produced | 1868–1950s |
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Case type | rimmed, straight |
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Bullet diameter | .436 in (11.1 mm) |
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Neck diameter | .47 in (12 mm) |
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Base diameter | .472 in (12.0 mm) |
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Rim diameter | .503 in (12.8 mm) |
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Rim thickness | .033 in (0.84 mm) |
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Case length | .69 in (18 mm) |
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Overall length | 1.1 in (28 mm) |
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Rifling twist | 1:20 |
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Primer type | Large |
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Bullet mass/type |
Velocity |
Energy |
200 gr (13 g) (Kynoch ball, factory load) |
700 ft/s (210 m/s) |
239 ft⋅lbf (324 J) |
200 gr (13 g) (Remington factory load) |
715 ft/s (218 m/s) |
230 ft⋅lbf (310 J) |
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Source(s): Barnes & Amber 1972 |
The .442 Webley (also known as the ".442 Revolver Centre Fire" in Great Britain, the .442 Rook long (kangaroo) in Australia, the "10.5x17mmR" or ".442 Kurz" in Europe, and ".44 Webley" or ".442 R.I.C." in the United States)[1] is a British centrefire revolver cartridge.
- ^ Barnes, p. 170, ".44 Webley/.44 R.I.C."