41 caliber question
I have an old revolver that I believe is a 41 caliber Mfg in Belgium. It has a 2 1/2 inch barrel and has a 5 shot cylinder. I found proof marks that are from Belgium. It has a 4 digit SN# and the bore measures .427 with the cylinder measuring .477. I cannot find much online about the 41 cal. f anyone has any info please share with me.
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.427 seems large for a 41 bore. Is it a rim or center fire cartridge? 0 -
Don't know the answer, though I do know that .44 magnum, .44 special, and .44 Russian all take .429" bullets. Case mouth diameter is .457".
How about posting some pictures of this gun? Close ups of the proof marks might help.
Instructions on how to do that can be found in the "sticky" at the top of the "Ask the Experts" page here:
http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=259294
Without images, at best you're going to get educated guesses, and you might not even get those.0 -
Below are some dimensions taken from cartridge samples:
RIMFIRES
Designation (s) Case type Bullet Diameter Case Length Ctge Length Rim Dia Base Dia Shoulder Dia Mouth Dia
41 Short B 0.404 0.456 0.900 0.465 0.405 0.406
41 Short B 0.407 0.463 0.895 0.467 0.405 0.404
41 Short B 0.413 0.482 0.911 0.469 0.405 0.406
41 Long, #3 Colt? 0.405 0.630 0.973 0.469 0.407 0.407
42 Forhand & Wadsworth B 0.421 0.841 1.469 0.482 0.417 0.417
REVOLVER
400 Colt Rev B 0.395 1.275 1.558 0.465 0.423 0.421
401 Herters B 0.399 1.280 1.586 0.474 0.429 0.419
41 Extra Short CDA B 0.409 0.621 0.919 0.439 0.408 0.407
41 Short DA B 0.403 0.622 1.091 0.431 0.407 0.406
41 Long DA B 0.378 1.123 1.410 0.432 0.409 0.407
41 Long Colt B 0.385 1.114 1.394 0.431 0.406 0.407
414 SuperMag B 0.408 1.597 1.911 0.485 0.434 0.434
41Rem Mag B 0.408 1.281 1.579 0.488 0.434 0.431
41Rem Mag B 0.410 1.281 1.605 0.485 0.430 0.432
10.4mm Ital Ord A 0.430 0.746 1.176 0.518 0.460 0.447 0.423 Note, this cartridge has a slight shoulder
The above is NOT a complete list of all cartridges in the 41cal range, only those I've personally measured. Below are some others, that I don't own (but want a sample of).
10.4mm Swiss Revolver (rimfire)
410 Revolver C.F. Looks like a 41 short rimfire
10mm Nagant Revolver
10mm Hohlgeschoss Pistol Model 1901
10.4mm Swiss Ordnance Revolver
10.4mm German Ordnance Revolver
11mm French Ord
11mm German Service
11mm Bergmann
11.2mm Gasser Revolver
11.35mm Shouboe
11.5x35R Bravarian Werder Pistol0 -
If 5 shot it's probably British .442 revolver caliber, aka ".44 Webley" and maybe one of the many Belgian semi-copies of Webley's "British Bull Dog" model.
A photo would help.0
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