.600/577 Rewa

The .600/577 Rewa, also known as the .600/577 Rewa Nitro Express, Holland's .600/577 and the .577 Rewa, is an obsolete big bore rifle cartridge.

.600/577 Rewa
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	England
Production history
Designer	Holland & Holland
Designed	1929
Produced	1929–1957
Specifications
Parent case	.600 Nitro Express
Case type	Rimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.584 in (14.8 mm)
Neck diameter	.613 in (15.6 mm)
Shoulder diameter	.646 in (16.4 mm)
Base diameter	.697 in (17.7 mm)
Rim diameter	.805 in (20.4 mm)
Case length	3 in (76 mm)
Overall length	3.83 in (97 mm)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 750 gr (49 g) 2,150 ft/s (660 m/s) 7,697 ft⋅lbf (10,436 J)
Source(s): The Spanish Association of Cartridge Collectors[1] & Czech Moravian Society of Collectors of Cartridges[2][3]

Overview

The .600/577 Rewa was developed and introduced by Holland & Holland in 1929 by a special order for Martand Singh, Maharaja of Rewa.^[1][2][4]

The .600/577 Rewa is a rimmed, bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge. The .600/577 Rewa is derived from the .600 Nitro Express necked down to accept the .582 in (14.8 mm) calibre bullet of the .577 Nitro Express. The .600/577 Rewa fires a 750 gr (49 g) bullet driven by 110 gr (7.1 g) of cordite.^[1][2][4]

Always rare, the .600/577 Rewa was produced by Holland & Holland until 1957, although it can still be purchased from Kynoch.^[2][5]

See also

• 13 mm caliber
• Nitro Express
• List of rifle cartridges

References

1. The Spanish Association of Cartridge Collectors, ".577 Rewa", municion.org, retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. Czech Moravian Society of Collectors of Cartridges, ".600/.577 Rewa", naboje.org, retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. NitroExpress.com. (n.d.). Forums.nitroexpress.com. http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=doubles&Number=26366&Searchpage=1&Main=25894&Words=%2BPhotos&topic=&Search=true
4. Cartridgecollector, ".600/577 Rewa", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 15 July 2018.
5. Kynoch Ammunition, "Big Game Cartridges", www.kynochammunition.co.uk, archived 18 January 2017.

External links

• Royal Armouries, "Centrefire rifle proof cartridge - .577 in Rewa by Kynoch", collections.royalarmouries.org, retrieved 15 June 2018.