The 12mm Lefaucheux is a metallic center-fire cartridge. It was originally created as a rimless pinfire cartridge using black powder employed by the French ...
The Lefaucheux M1858 was a French military revolver developed for the navy, chambered for the 12 mm pinfire cartridge, and based on a design by Casimir ...
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What was the ballistics of the 12mm Lefaucheux?
However, the 12mm cartridge fired by the Lefaucheux had a woefully slow muzzle velocity of about 330 ft/s, and a muzzle energy of about 52 ft/lbs; about one third the power of the Colt Navy's projectile and slightly less muzzle energy than the modern .
What is the history of the Lefaucheux revolver?
In 1854, Frenchman Eugene Lefaucheux introduced the Lefaucheux Model 1854, notable as being the first revolver to use self-contained metallic cartridges rather than loose powder, pistol ball, and percussion caps. The M1854 model was a single-action, pinfire revolver holding six rounds.
What is the history of the pinfire revolver?
In 1832, French gunsmith Casimir Lefaucheux patented a pinfire cartridge which featured a cardboard body with a brass base that expanded under pressure when the cartridge was fired, thus creating an effective gas seal.
It was a French military revolver chambered for the 12 mm pinfire cartridge, based on a design by Casimir Lefaucheux (Eugene's father, who was also a gun ...
MAS 1873 revolver ; 11 mm Mle 1873, 12 mm Lefaucheux (Navy models) · 11 mm · Double Action revolver · 20–30 rounds/minute.
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List of cartridges by caliber · List of Winchester ... 8×63mm patron m/32 · 8mm French Ordnance · 8mm Gasser ... 12 mm Lefaucheux · 12.7×55mm STs-130 · 12.7×108mm ...
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