45 Schofield is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith and Wesson in 1875 for the top break Smith and Wesson Schofield revolver. It is similiar in appearence to the 45 Colt cartridge which the Colt Peacemaker used but it is slightly smaller and has a larger diameter. 45 Schofield can work in the Peacemaker but 45 Colt cannot work in the Schofield revolver. The US Army dropped the 45 Colt and purchased only the 45 Schofield as it could work in both the Shofield and Peacemaker revolver's, however lare stocks of 45 Colt still remained in Army arsenals and many troops were sent the wrong cartridge for their Schofield's. By 1880 the Schofield revolver was dropped by the Army and they stuck with the revolver that could fire both cartridges, the Colt Peacemaker.
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| - 45 Schofield is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith and Wesson in 1875 for the top break Smith and Wesson Schofield revolver. It is similiar in appearence to the 45 Colt cartridge which the Colt Peacemaker used but it is slightly smaller and has a larger diameter. 45 Schofield can work in the Peacemaker but 45 Colt cannot work in the Schofield revolver. The US Army dropped the 45 Colt and purchased only the 45 Schofield as it could work in both the Shofield and Peacemaker revolver's, however lare stocks of 45 Colt still remained in Army arsenals and many troops were sent the wrong cartridge for their Schofield's. By 1880 the Schofield revolver was dropped by the Army and they stuck with the revolver that could fire both cartridges, the Colt Peacemaker.
- The .45 Schofield or .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 American top-break revolver. It is similar to the .45 Colt round though shorter and with a slightly larger rim, and will generally work in revolvers chambered for that cartridge. In fact, US government arsenals supplied .45 Schofield cartridges for both the Schofield revolver and the Colt Army revolver to simplify their armament needs. 45 Colt cartridges cannot be used in .45 Schofield firearms, since the .45 Colt is a longer cartridge.
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- This cartridge was originally designed as a black powder round. This revolver was patented in the USA on 20 June 1871 and 22 April 1873 by Smith and Wesson. It was a Smith and Wesson Model 3 that was modified by Major George Schofield to make it easier for a cavalryman to reload while riding. While the Colt 45 had more power, the speed at which a cavalryman could reload a Schofield was less than 30 seconds, half of the time for a Colt 45. By 1879, the U. S. Army had purchased 8,285 of the revolvers. Due to its lesser power and recoil compared to the Colt .45, it became the standard cartridge of the Army, though the Colt 1873 still was the main issue side arm of the Army.
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| - |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | .45 Schofield |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Revolver |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | In service | colspan="2" | 1875-1892 |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Used by | colspan="2" | United States Army |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designer | colspan="2" | Smith & Wesson |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designed | colspan="2" | 1875 |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Manufacturer | colspan="2" | Smith & Wesson |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Specifications |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case type | colspan="2" | Rimmed, straight |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bullet diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Neck diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Base diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim thickness | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Overall length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rifling twist | colspan="2" | 24 |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Primer type | colspan="2" | Large pistol |- |- |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Ballistic performance |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; background: #DEDEDE;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! Bullet weight/type ! Velocity ! Energy |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) Lead SWC||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) Lead (factory load)||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) Lead||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 90%;" | Source: "Cartridges of the World" / Accurate Powder |} The .45 Schofield or .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 American top-break revolver. It is similar to the .45 Colt round though shorter and with a slightly larger rim, and will generally work in revolvers chambered for that cartridge. In fact, US government arsenals supplied .45 Schofield cartridges for both the Schofield revolver and the Colt Army revolver to simplify their armament needs. .45 Colt cartridges cannot be used in .45 Schofield firearms, since the .45 Colt is a longer cartridge.
- 45 Schofield is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith and Wesson in 1875 for the top break Smith and Wesson Schofield revolver. It is similiar in appearence to the 45 Colt cartridge which the Colt Peacemaker used but it is slightly smaller and has a larger diameter. 45 Schofield can work in the Peacemaker but 45 Colt cannot work in the Schofield revolver. The US Army dropped the 45 Colt and purchased only the 45 Schofield as it could work in both the Shofield and Peacemaker revolver's, however lare stocks of 45 Colt still remained in Army arsenals and many troops were sent the wrong cartridge for their Schofield's. By 1880 the Schofield revolver was dropped by the Army and they stuck with the revolver that could fire both cartridges, the Colt Peacemaker.
- The .45 Schofield or .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 American top-break revolver. It is similar to the .45 Colt round though shorter and with a slightly larger rim, and will generally work in revolvers chambered for that cartridge. In fact, US government arsenals supplied .45 Schofield cartridges for both the Schofield revolver and the Colt Army revolver to simplify their armament needs. 45 Colt cartridges cannot be used in .45 Schofield firearms, since the .45 Colt is a longer cartridge.
- This cartridge was originally designed as a black powder round. This revolver was patented in the USA on 20 June 1871 and 22 April 1873 by Smith and Wesson. It was a Smith and Wesson Model 3 that was modified by Major George Schofield to make it easier for a cavalryman to reload while riding. While the Colt 45 had more power, the speed at which a cavalryman could reload a Schofield was less than 30 seconds, half of the time for a Colt 45. By 1879, the U. S. Army had purchased 8,285 of the revolvers. Due to its lesser power and recoil compared to the Colt .45, it became the standard cartridge of the Army, though the Colt 1873 still was the main issue side arm of the Army. The .45 Schofield cartridge was shorter than the .45 Long Colt. It could be used in both the Schofield and the Colt 45 Peacemaker, but the .45 Long Colt was too long to use in the Schofield. As a result, by the 1880s the army finally standardized on a .45 cartridge designed to fire in both revolvers, the M1887 Military Ball Cartridge. The M1887 was made at Frankford Arsenal, and was issued only to the military. It had a shortened case and reduced rim; as it was short enough to fit the Schofield, and its rim was not needed for the rod-ejector Single Action Army, the M1887 would fire and eject from both revolvers. The Schofield was quite a popular handgun in the old west, and may have been used by General Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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