Very similar to, and in all probability interchangeable with the 12mm Dumonthier                          

Cartridge developed around 1869 for use in both the Werder M69 Pistol as well as the Werder Carbine developed by Johann Ludwig Werder and based on his rifle design from 1868. It used a falling block design and was one of the first center-fire handguns to be adopted by...

   This is the exceedingly rare 11.5 mm Roth-Krnka experimental made by George Roth for the British auto-pistol trials (c. 1901-1903). The trials are described in the Minutes of the Small Arms Committee, from the Royal Armouries Library at Leeds as well as...

   This is described as the 11.5x36R Montenegrin Gasser that was used in a heavy 6-shot Gasser system revolver. This cartridge was listed in the 1909 SFM catalogue as the “11.5mm Montenegrin Gasser”. The ‘standard’ 11.3m Gasser M.1870 revolver has a tapered...

This cartridge resembles the 450 Short CF Revolver. Erlmeier, Brandt does not offer a lot of info on this except that it was the largest of the Montenegrin cartridges. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 169).    

The 11.35mm Schouboe is a simple blowback pistol with a non-exposed hammer and was designed by Jens Theodor Suhr Schouboe, - better known for his work on the Madsen light machine gun - during 1903 and was originally designed as a pocket pistol chambered in 32 ACP but...

The 11.3x36R Gasser is a downgraded version of the 11mm Werndl M.67 Carbine cartridge and is known as the 11.3x36R M1870 Revolver Patrone that was adopted by the Austo-Hungerian Army in August 1870. This huge revolver was developed in 1869 by gunsmith Leopold Gasser...

See also 45 ACP This is the Norwegian copy of the 45 ACP. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 165)  

With the 11.3x36R Gasser M70 being a downgraded version of the 11mm Werndl M.67 Carbine cartridge, accidents happened with full powered Carbine loads being fired in the revolvers, leading to damage to the frames over time, even with the introduction of the M.70/74...

When the Swedish Army upgraded from pinfire to center-fire, their existing Lefaucheaux revolvers were converted and adopted as the Lefaucheux – Francotte Cavalry model 1871. The m/71 revolver was invented by August Hagstrom (1817-1901) and was only used by Sweden and...

I have not been able to find any information on this cartridge. Erlmeier, Brandt just gives a description of a cartridge for a Mauser Revolver of unknown construction that was in all probability a short-lived experimental design (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 162C)....

The 11mm Javelle is a horizontal pinfire cartridge and was designed by Michel Javelle in the late 1850’s to early 1860’s. This is the third variation; the other two had the base of the pin holder visible and flush with the bottom of the case. The cartridge case is...

   From information found in the “Gazette des Armes” n°287 April 1998 (9-13). My French is a bit wonky, but this is part of the translation of the article featuring the history of the Günter & Latouche revolver. Various handgun designers - Lefaucheux,...

The Greek Army adopted the M1873 Chamelot-Delvigne Revolver and was in use by them until the beginning of World War 2. Ammunition was originally provided by France, but later orders were done by Georg Roth as well as by the Greek Powder and Cartridge Company that was...

With the adoption of the 11mm Lefaucheux M-1858 Pinfire Revolver the French Navy became the first military organization to adopt a self-contained metallic cartridge handgun for general issue and use. After their defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 the French...

Louis-François Devisme was known for his exceptional quality firearms during the 19th century, which are highly sought after, even today. He received numerous awards over a thirty year period, from his first award for firearms design and manufacture at the 1834 Paris...

Developed by a French medical doctor, Dr Paul Devilliers during the early 1900’s when the sport of duelling was still practiced. His invention was filed under patent N° 312320 whereby a spherical ball made of wax, tallow and Barium Sulphate was inserted in a cartridge...

Denmark used their Model 1865 Lefaucheux-Francotte Pinfire Revolver, but in 1897 these revolvers were converted to center-fire with the adoption of the M1865/97 Danish Ordnance Revolver, 1865 being the date the revolver was adopted and 1897 being the date of...

This was an experimental cartridge for the Bergmann No. 6 pistol and was submitted unsuccessfully to the 1903 British Pistol Trials. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 159).    

The 11mm Belgian Ordnance Revolver was used in a Chamelot-Delevigne system revolver used by the Belgian Army as the M.1871. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 158).    

This cartridge is listed as the 10.8mm Montenegrin No.4 Revolver in Erlmeier, Brandt as Ref. 157. From an earlier IAA Forum discussion however this cartridge has been identified as an early long cased, inside lubricated 44 Webley by UMC. It will be listed here for...

The 10.6mm Spanish Ordnance is dimensionally the same as the 10.6mm German Service Revolver. It was introduced as the Mod. 1884 (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 156).    

This was a design by Josef Schulhof (1824 - 1890), gunmaker from Vienna. He patented a repeating rifle in 1882 and was credited with having developed several types of repeating pistols around 1884. All required a manual movement to chamber and discharge the cartridge....

Before the unification in 1871 Germany consisted of a collection of independent states and kingdoms, each having its own weaponry. With the newly formed Germany they sought to standardise their weaponry, including rifles, artillery and cavalry. It seems that side-arms...

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...

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...

There is very little info available on this cartridge, except for some discussion on the IAA Forum. The Two KNIL (Koningklike Nederlandse Indische Leger) plants in Java (Bandoeng & Soerabaya) both assembled and reloaded ammunition for the KNIL, amongst others...

There is very little information available about the 10mm Nagant. Erlmeier-Brandt just state that it was for a revolver of unknown design, probably a Belgian made Nagant system revolver. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 147).    

Cartridge for an experimental German revolver. The headstamp H.EHRMANN & C x CARLSRUHE x dates this as a very early development as the Ehrmann factory ceased operations in 1882. This cartridge was also only shown in the 1882 Lorenz Export catalogue. (Erlmeier,...

This is a Kynamco manufactured cartridge for collectors. Apparently the largest of the metric caliber Mars experimental cartridges for the H.W. Gabbett-Fairfax designed pistols ca. 1900. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 146).    

The 10mm Magnum is an extended length version of the 10mm Auto and was developed as a factory offered cartridge in the Automag IV pistol around 1992 by ex-California based AMT (Arcadia Machine & Tool Inc), which was later bought by IAI (Irwindale Arms Inc). The...

There is very little information available about the 10mm Gaupillat except a note from Erlmeier, Brandt stating that it was discovered at the 1975 Lucerne Arms show in a box labelled: Nombre 25 – Calibre 10m/m – Cartouches pour Revolvers a percussion centrale. It...

The idea of necking the 45 ACP down to 10mm is not a new idea. During the early 90’s, long before the development of the 40 SUPER, Charles Petty who was a respected gun-writer developed the 10mm Centaur together with Ray Herriott who was the designer and Richard Beebe...

Theodor Bergman (1850 – 1931) was a German industrialist who had a keen interest in firearms and developed a line of pistols during the late 1890’s to early 1900’s, although his business dealings were more toward bicycles and the then newly developed automobile. It is...