.52 Caliber Percussion
1859 · 8 firearms in catalog
Also known as: .52 caliber, .52 Sharps
Cartridge specifications
| Bullet Diameter | 13.2 mm (0.520") |
| Typical Bullet Weight | 30.8 g (475 gr) |
| Typical Muzzle Velocity | 380 m/s (1247 fps) |
| Primer Type | Percussion Cap |
| Cartridge Type | Rimmed |
| Introduced | 1859 |
Firearms chambered in .52 Caliber Percussion
- Berdan Sharps Rifle — Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company · Rifle · 1859
- Cosmopolitan Carbine — Cosmopolitan Arms Company · Carbine · 1862
- Gwyn & Campbell Carbine — Gwyn & Campbell · Carbine · 1862
- Sharps Model 1853 Slant-Breech Carbine — Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company · Carbine · 1853
- Sharps Model 1855 Carbine — Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company · Carbine · 1855
- Sharps New Model 1863 — Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company · Rifle · 1863
- Sharps New Model 1865 Carbine — Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company · Carbine · 1865
- Tarpley Carbine — J. & F. Garrett and Company · Carbine · 1863