The special committee that was set up in February of 1869 by the Royal Navy to re-examine the role and future of machine guns for Land and Naval Service had to consider the role of the Martini Henry cartridge and re-barrelling of all existing Gatlings to accommodate...
Cartridges
.5 STANCHION
The British did not start developing an effective infantry anti-tank weapon until late in the War of 1914 – 1918, as they were basically the only country that fielded tanks during the War so there was no immediate urgency for such a rifle. The Germans...
1″ NORDENVELT
The 1-inch Nordenfelt gun was an early rapid-firing light gun intended to defend larger warships against the new small fast-moving torpedo boats in the late 1870s to the 1890s. The gun was an enlarged version of the successful rifle-calibre Nordenfelt hand-cranked...
10 X 40R MB TARGET
10 X 45 M88
10 X 45R M88
10 X 45R MB TARGET
10 X 46R LORENZ MB TARGET
This is one of four variations of the 10X46R. This appears to be case #103 from the Lorenz 1886 export catalogue and has a slightly lower shoulder that the MBc Target load.
10 X 46R UTENDOERFFER MBc TARGET
The Utendoerffer "c" type case shows the typical high shoulder of this 'c' case type. This was first shown in the Utendoerffer 1877 catalog where both "Bc" and "MBc" cases were shown. This was only produced by Utendoerffer and early MB examples with cases dated 1876...
10 X 47R GERMAN
10 X 47R LORENZ MB TARGET
10 X 47R MB FöRSTER
10 X 47R MB STAHL
10 X 50R SAUER
10 X 56R M TARGET (10X56R d)
10 X 60R HUNTING (400 EXPRESS)
This was a Georg Roth development and was listed as the "Kal.400" in Roth catalogues from 1884-1910. It is likely to be the Austrian equivalent of the 400 2.5in Kynoch although the case dimensions differ slightly. It was also produced in Czechoslovakia. (Dixon Ref....
10 X 65R STAHL EXPRESS
10.1 X 38R “RP” TESCHING
10.15 X 61R La. No.4
The 10.15 x 61R La. No. 4 is the sporting version of the 10.15 Jarmann military cartridge and was listed as such in the 1939 GECO catalogue. There are slight differences in the case dimensions but these two cartridges are interchangeable (Dixon Ref. SC16) ...
10.15 X 65R EXPRESS
10.2 X 46 B SWISS TARGET (BöCKLE) M17
10.2 X 57R LV HAGEN
10.2 X 94 JAGUAR
The 10.2 Jaguar was made by Jaguar in all probability prior to 2009 for a GPR prototype rifle with interchangeable barrels in .50 Cal. (12.7x99), 10.2x94 Jaguar, and .700 Jaguar Subsonic. The case of the 10.2x94 is based on the .50 Cal. and there are examples made of...
10.25 X 40R MB TARGET
First mentioned in the 1877 Utendoerffer catalogue as a Werder cartridge and again in the 1900 RWS/Utendoerffer catalogue. (Dixon Ref. MB23)
10.25 X 42R VETTERLI
10.25 X 52R M TARGET
10.25 X 60R M TARGET
10.25 X 66R b V
10.25 X 69R EXPRESS
Relatively rare cartridge dating from around 1883 and first shown in the 1886 Export catalogue. It was introduced by Lorenz as case #214 and still offered in the 1904 catalogue but not after that. The A.HEEREN * Y MASSA * headstamp is the only known one in this...
10.3 X 60R SWISS
This is the Swiss version of the British 450/400 2⅜” case. It was launched in Switzerland in 1919 and became a very popular sporting cartridge for many years. (Dixon Ref. SW11) ...
10.3 X 64 HÄBERLI
10.3 X 65R BAENZIGER
Popular Swiss target cartridge that actually started out in Germany. The Lorenz/DWM case numer 164 was shown as a Lancaster, meaning shotgun. Easily identified by a very thick rim.
10.3 X 68 CAPRA
The idea behind the 10.3 Capra is to develop an all-around rifle from “fox to buffalo” as per the Capra sales pitch. It is loaded with a lead free bullet and is supposed to deform reliably without breaking up on impact.
10.3 X 68 MAGNUM
The 10.3x68 RWS was developed in response to the traditionally favourite 10.3mm bullet that have been used for generations by the Swiss from mainly the Swiss canton of Graubunden, that were made famous first by the Vetterli and Martini stalking rifles and later on the...
10.3 X 72 MARCHET
10.4 X 44 SWISS TARGET
This cartridge seems a bit of a mystery in the sense that it has a very unusual semi-rimmed case with the appearance of a raised base due to it having a very thin rim. It has the same base diameter as the 7.5x53 Schmidt-Rubin (SW20). It might have been used for both...
10.4 X 47R ITALIAN VETTERLI
With the completion of the reunification of Italy in 1870, together with the break-neck speed of “modern” military development in Europe with the move to bolt action rifles, a solution was needed to replace the ageing Carcano Mod. 67 needle-fire. Various repeating...
10.4 X 47R VETTERLI M.35
This one of three variations of the 10.4x47R MS (flat base) case. This cartridge was described by RWS/Utendoerffer as the 10.5x47R Beaumont and it became popular in Switzerland where it is better known as the 10.4x47R Vetterli M.35 as can be seen on the box label,...
10.4 X 62 IMPALA
This cartridge was produced for IMPALA EUROPA of Guntramsdorf, Austria. It was introduced at the "Jagd und Hund" trade fare in Dortmund, Germany in Feb 2008. It is based on the 30-06 case necked up to 10.4mm
10.45 X 65R EXPRESS
This is a shortened version of the 10.45x82R Express (EXP 50).
10.45 X 82R EXPRESS
The round was listed in the RWS catalogue around 1900 where it was listed a the 10.45x82,5R “No. 400”. This is not the German equivalent of the English 400 3¼in Black Powder Express produced by RWS/Utendoerffer, as the dimensions are slightly different on the base....
10.4mm ITALIAN ORDNANCE REVOLVER
The 10.4mm Italian Ordnance was adopted in 1874 for the Army Model 1872 revolver that was based on the Chamelot-Delvigne system. It remained in service with the Italian Army until after WW2, having never officially being retired although largely replaced by the 9mm...
10.4mm SWISS ORDNANCE REVOLVER M.1878
The 10.4mm Swiss Ordnance M1878 revolver is the center-fire successor to the original M1872 rimfire revolver that was converted from rimfire to center fire as the M1872/78. Earlier cases were also issued with copper cases and outside lubricated bullets. Later versions...
10.5 X 35R UTENDOERFFER MB TARGET
This cartridge was produced by Lorenz, Utendoerffer and Roth, but the three may be different. No Lorenz versions have been examined yet and the Utendoerffer version is the least rare of the three.