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Comparison of 1880s rifles[1]
| Calibre
|
System
|
Country
|
Velocity
|
Height of trajectory
|
Ammunition
|
| Muzzle
|
500 yd (460 m)
|
1,000 yd (910 m)
|
1,500 yd (1,400 m)
|
2,000 yd (1,800 m)
|
500 yd (460 m)
|
1,000 yd (910 m)
|
1,500 yd (1,400 m)
|
2,000 yd (1,800 m)
|
Propellant
|
Bullet
|
| .433 in (11.0 mm)
|
Werndl–Holub rifle
|
Austria-Hungary
|
1,439 ft/s (439 m/s)
|
854 ft/s (260 m/s)
|
620 ft/s (190 m/s)
|
449 ft/s (137 m/s)
|
328 ft/s (100 m/s)
|
8.252 ft (2.515 m)
|
49.41 ft (15.06 m)
|
162.6 ft (49.6 m)
|
426.0 ft (129.8 m)
|
77 gr (5.0 g)
|
370 gr (24 g)
|
| .45 in (11.43 mm)
|
Martini–Henry
|
United Kingdom
|
1,315 ft/s (401 m/s)
|
869 ft/s (265 m/s)
|
664 ft/s (202 m/s)
|
508 ft/s (155 m/s)
|
389 ft/s (119 m/s)
|
9.594 ft (2.924 m)
|
47.90 ft (14.60 m)
|
147.1 ft (44.8 m)
|
357.85 ft (109.07 m)
|
85 gr (5.5 g)
|
480 gr (31 g)
|
| .433 in (11.0 mm)
|
Fusil Gras mle 1874
|
France
|
1,489 ft/s (454 m/s)
|
878 ft/s (268 m/s)
|
643 ft/s (196 m/s)
|
471 ft/s (144 m/s)
|
348 ft/s (106 m/s)
|
7.769 ft (2.368 m)
|
46.6 ft (14.2 m)
|
151.8 ft (46.3 m)
|
389.9 ft (118.8 m)
|
80 gr (5.2 g)
|
386 gr (25.0 g)
|
| .433 in (11.0 mm)
|
Mauser Model 1871
|
Germany
|
1,430 ft/s (440 m/s)
|
859 ft/s (262 m/s)
|
629 ft/s (192 m/s)
|
459 ft/s (140 m/s)
|
388 ft/s (118 m/s)
|
8.249 ft (2.514 m)
|
48.68 ft (14.84 m)
|
159.2 ft (48.5 m)
|
411.1 ft (125.3 m)
|
75 gr (4.9 g)
|
380 gr (25 g)
|
| .408 in (10.4 mm)
|
M1870 Italian Vetterli
|
Italy
|
1,430 ft/s (440 m/s)
|
835 ft/s (255 m/s)
|
595 ft/s (181 m/s)
|
422 ft/s (129 m/s)
|
304 ft/s (93 m/s)
|
8.527 ft (2.599 m)
|
52.17 ft (15.90 m)
|
176.3 ft (53.7 m)
|
469.9 ft (143.2 m)
|
62 gr (4.0 g)
|
310 gr (20 g)
|
| .397 in (10.08 mm)
|
Jarmann M1884
|
Norway and Sweden
|
1,536 ft/s (468 m/s)
|
908 ft/s (277 m/s)
|
675 ft/s (206 m/s)
|
504 ft/s (154 m/s)
|
377 ft/s (115 m/s)
|
7.235 ft (2.205 m)
|
42.97 ft (13.10 m)
|
137.6 ft (41.9 m)
|
348.5 ft (106.2 m)
|
77 gr (5.0 g)
|
337 gr (21.8 g)
|
| .42 in (10.67 mm)
|
Berdan rifle
|
Russia
|
1,444 ft/s (440 m/s)
|
873 ft/s (266 m/s)
|
645 ft/s (197 m/s)
|
476 ft/s (145 m/s)
|
353 ft/s (108 m/s)
|
7.995 ft (2.437 m)
|
47.01 ft (14.33 m)
|
151.7 ft (46.2 m)
|
388.7 ft (118.5 m)
|
77 gr (5.0 g)
|
370 gr (24 g)
|
| .45 in (11.43 mm)
|
Springfield model 1884
|
United States
|
1,301 ft/s (397 m/s)
|
875 ft/s (267 m/s)
|
676 ft/s (206 m/s)
|
523 ft/s (159 m/s)
|
404 ft/s (123 m/s)
|
8.574 ft (2.613 m)
|
46.88 ft (14.29 m)
|
142.3 ft (43.4 m)
|
343.0 ft (104.5 m)
|
70 gr (4.5 g)
|
500 gr (32 g)
|
| .40 in (10.16 mm)
|
Enfield-Martini
|
United Kingdom
|
1,570 ft/s (480 m/s)
|
947 ft/s (289 m/s)
|
719 ft/s (219 m/s)
|
553 ft/s (169 m/s)
|
424 ft/s (129 m/s)
|
6.704 ft (2.043 m)
|
39.00 ft (11.89 m)
|
122.0 ft (37.2 m)
|
298.47 ft (90.97 m)
|
85 gr (5.5 g)
|
384 gr (24.9 g)
|
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