10.6×25mmR

10.6×25mmR German Ordinance
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1879-1945
Used by	German Empire
Wars	German Colonial Conflicts, Boxer Rebellion, World War I, World War II
Production history
Designed	Exact date of development is uncertain. Sometime between German unification (following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71), and formal adoption of the Reichsrevolver in 1879.
Specifications
Parent case	Believed to be a development of the .44 Russian
Case type	Rimmed, straight case
Bullet diameter	10.43mm
Case length	24.64mm

The 10.6x25mmR German Ordinance cartridge, also called the 10.6mm Reichsrevolver, the 10.6mm Service Ordinance, or the 10.55mm German cartridge, is a pistol cartridge designed by the then newly formed German Empire for their first two official service revolvers the M1879 & M1883 Reichsrevolvers. It is believed to have been influenced by, or developed from the .44 Russian cartridge, which had been developed by Smith & Wesson for the Armies of Imperial Russia.

The 10.6x25mmR German Ordinance cartridge, and the Reichsrevolver were both obsolete the day they were adopted by Imperial Germany, as there were far more advanced developments already in use by other nations and empires of Europe and the Americas. The 10.6x25mm German Ordinance cartridge would be slowly phased out, and replaced in German service by the modern 9x19mm Parabellum round with the adoption of the Pistole Parabellum 1908 (more commonly called the Luger pistol) in 1908, and would be used alongside its successor, the 9x19mm Parabellum, in World War I, and would see minimal use through the period of World War II, before finally being completely phased out.^[1][2]

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