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546:"SHOT Show 2014 New from Chiappa: Rhino PolyLite revolver"
700:. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 29–30.
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796:"Chiappa Rhino 40DS .357 Mag/9mm Revolver Review"
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489:60DS (double-action/single-action 6-inch barrel)
486:50DS (double-action/single-action 5-inch barrel)
483:40DS (double-action/single-action 4-inch barrel)
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385:as on most revolvers. Instead, it is merely a
155:60DS/60DS Charging Rhino: 267 mm (10.5 in)
725:"Chiappa's Hard-Hitting Rhino Revolver Series"
335:Chiappa Rhino 50DS .357 Magnum (5 inch barrel)
277:and all internal parts are CNC-machined from
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673:. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media. p. 968.
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763:"Anything but Ordinary: The Chiappa Rhino"
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813:Chiappa Product Page with images
761:Mann, Richard (April 20, 2011).
172:50DS: 127 mm (5.0 in)
170:40DS: 102 mm (4.0 in)
622:James Tarr (22 December 2011).
168:30DS: 76 mm (3.0 in)
147:20D/20DS: 164 mm (6.5 in)
131:20D/20DS: 700 g (24.7 oz)
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637:Lee, Jerry (12 August 2014).
624:"Review: Chiappa Rhino 20DS"
781:"Chiappa Firearms // Rhino"
667:Lee, Jerry (15 July 2014).
153:50DS: 241 mm (9.5 in)
151:40DS: 215 mm (8.5 in)
149:30DS: 190 mm (7.5 in)
137:50DS: 895 g (31.6 oz)
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135:40DS: 850 g (30 oz)
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