11mm French Ordnance

{{Short description|Rimmed black powder revolver cartridge}}

{{Notability|Product|date=February 2023}}

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|name= 11mm French Ordnance (11.46×17mmR)

|image= 11 mm modèle 1873.jpg

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|type=Revolver

|service=1873–1892

|used_by=French Army

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|case_type=Rimmed, straight

|bullet=11.46

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|base=11.45

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|rim_thick=1.4 mm

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|bw1=11.7

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Model 1873
0.65 g powder charge

|vel1=130

|en1=98.1

|bw2=10.6

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Model 1873/90
0.80 g powder charge

|vel2=190

|en2=196.2

|bw3=0.4

|btype3=paper dummy bullet
Model 1890/1900 blank
1.10 g powder charge

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|test_barrel_length= 114 mm

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The 11mm French Ordnance (11.46×17mmR) is a rimmed black powder cartridge intended for the 11 mm MAS 1873-1874 revolver in service with the French Army.{{cite book | last=Barnes | first=Frank C. | editor=McPherson, M.L. | title=Cartridges of the World | url=https://archive.org/details/cartridgesworld00barn | url-access=limited | edition=8th | orig-date=1965 | year=1997 | publisher=DBI Books | pages=[https://archive.org/details/cartridgesworld00barn/page/n65 64], 91 | isbn=0-87349-178-5}} The velocity and power of the first variant, equivalent to the .25 ACP at just 74 ft/lbs of energy, was weak even for its time. The second variant, 1873–1890, corresponded in power to the .32 ACP with 140 ft/lbs of energy.