11.5mm ROTH
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...
44 NAGANT (BRAZILIAN MODEL)
There is not much information available on the history and development of the 44 Brazilian Nagant that I could find other than a small e-book publication by Gerard Henrotin that was published in 2005. One of the major centres for firearm production in the mid 1800’s...
9mm GALAND
Introduced a few years after the 9mm Perrin, the 9mm Galand was developed by French gunsmith Charles-François Galand of Liège, Belgium together with Alfred Summerville of the British firm of BRAENDLIN, SOMMERVILLE & Co, BIRMINGHAM and first patented on the 18th of...
475 MAXIMUM
The 475 Maximum was developed by John Linebaugh in 2001, together with its ‘big brother’ the 500 Maximum and is sometimes called the 475 Linebaugh Long. It is 0.2” longer than the ‘standard’ 475 Linebaugh at 1.6inch. it did not achieve the success hoped for as the 475...
9mm FROMMER
Rudolf Frommer was born on the 4th of August 1868 in Budapest and did not enter the arms trade at first, but rather he studied economics and became an investment banker at the Hitel Bank in Budapest. On of the accounts he was responsible for was the firm of Fegyver és...
38 CASULL
The 38 Casull was developed by Dick Casull of Freedom Arms around 1963. It is similar to the 38/45 Hard Head and based on the 45 Winchester or 451 Detonics case necked down, thus being able to handle much higher pressures than a standard 45 ACP case. CAC was by...
11.5mm MONTENEGRIN GASSER
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...
11.4mm MONTENEGRINER No. 5
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).
44 MERWIN, HULBERT & Co.
Joseph Merwin has been involved in the firearm business since 1856 when he formed a company called Merwin & Bray although the company did not survive the Civil War and by 1868 he formed a partnership with William and Milan Hulbert who at that stage owned a 50%...
475 LINEBAUGH
The 475 Linebaugh was developed around 1988 by John Linebaugh as a companion to the 500 Linebaugh. It is based on the .45-70 Government case shortened to 1.4”
9mm FRENCH CENTRE FIRE REVOLVER
This was one of a series of cartridges developed in France for the civilian market around 1890. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 120)
38 AUTOMATIC
The .38 Automatic dates from the beginning of the 20th Century. It was the first in a line of semi-auto pistols that were designed by John M Browning that were both licensed to and manufactured by Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut....
11 X 50R BELGIAN COMBLAIN M. 1876
Notes courtesy Brad Dixon - This is the first Belgian drawn case type, using the same case profile as the M72 rolled foil case type. Designated as the M76 and intended for use in the same Belgian rifles. Identified by the lower shoulder and without paper patched RN...
11.35mm SCHOUBOE
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...
44 – 06
This is a 308 Win/30-06 case trimmed and loaded with a .429 in. bullet and closely resembles the 44 Auto Mag
395 TATANKA
The 395 Tatanka was developed by Ronald A. Berry M.D with barrels made by McGowan. Ron has developed about 2 dozen different wildcats, but only two have been loaded as proprietary loadings, namely this one and the 500 Mbogo. It is based on the 416 Rigby case with...
475 LEHIGH
Case type by LEHIGH DEFENCE based on the 480 Ruger case but with a rebated rim.
9mm FRANCOTTE LANG VERSUCH
This was a Belgian experimental dating from 1920-1930. Cartridge had an internal extraction groove. Still trying to find additional info. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 119C).
38 AMU
During the late 1950’s an early 1960’s, the Army Advanced Marksmanship Unit, (now known as the Army Marksmanship or AMU), at Fort Benning, Georgia used converted Colt 1911 pistols in 38 Special for National Match competitions. There was a concern however with the...
11.3 X 36R GASSER M.70
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...
395 GSC
GSC = Gerard Schulz Custom, a bullet manufacturer in South Africa.
44 MAGNUM
The venerable 44 Magnum is undoubtedly one of the success stories in handgun and cartridge development in America. One of the legends of shooting and reloading in America, Elmer Keith, spent a lot of time on loading higher pressure 44 Special loads and in the mid...
475 JURRAS
One of a series of cartridges designed by the Late Lee Jurras, one of the greats in handgun hunting. He was very interested in the exploits of the old hunters with their Howdah pistols and in the early 1970’s brought out his own versions chambered in 6 different...
9mm FEDERAL
The rationale behind the 9mm Federal never made sense. Federal decided in the 1980’s that sport shooters needed a revolver cartridge that duplicated the ballistics of the standard 9mm Parabellum, much the same as the 45 Auto Rim was for the 45 ACP. After the new...
11 X 45R MAUDRY
This exceedingly rare cartridge was developed during the beginning of the 20th Century by Major-General Julius Maudry Edler von Wehrbrunn who was the Director of the Vienna Military Arsenal for a three shot rifle based on the M.95 Mannlicher design, although the...
11.25mm NORWEGIAN COLT M.1914
See also 45 ACP This is the Norwegian copy of the 45 ACP. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 165)
380 HOWELL
One of a set of 6 cartridges in the Howell range that are based on the 30-06 case and was developed during the mid-90’s by well known firearms writer Ken Howell and rifles and cartridges manufactured by American Hunting Rifles Inc. ...
44 GABBETT MOCK DUEL
With duels between opposing parties being prohibited, the tradition continued from the late 19th to the beginning of the 20th century, albeit as a form of sport. This cartridge originates from France and was used for mock duels by persons wearing protective clothing....
475 JDJ
This was a JDJ development from SSK Industries around 1978 for added power in Thompson/Center Contender handguns. It is based on the 45-70 Govt case.
9mm FAR
The 9mm FAR (Fast, Accurate, Reliable) was developed by Italian designer Antonio Cudazzo and introduced in December 2000 by Tanfoglio and the FAR system was endorsed by then World Champion IPSC shooter Eric Grauffel. The idea was for a new system in handgun design...
11mm FRENCH CHASSEPOT
The American Civil War was the major turning point in military small arms development in many ways. Most notably it showed that the muzzle loading infantry musket was a thing of the past and the self-contained breech loading cartridge was the way of the...
11.2mm GASSER REVOLVER M.1882
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...
38-90 WINCHESTER EXPRESS
First offered in the October 1886 Winchester catalogue and was listed as the Winchester Express Single Shot
Cartridges based on the .303 British
At the end of the Second World War, Australia found itself with large stockpiles of 303 service rifles. From 1948 onwards, restrictions were placed on jacketed ammunition by the government and that had the effect that various individuals started wildcatting the .303...
247 HERTER’S MISSILE MAG
One of the Herter's range with a double shoulder. Supposed to generate more velocity
288 BARNES SUPREME
284 WINCHESTER
Below is a longer case version of the 284 Winchester. I am still looking for info on it
6.8mm REMINGTON SPC
The following from the Wilson Combat website: "The 6.8 Special Purpose Cartridge (6.8x43mm) was initially developed by MSG Steve Holland and Chris Murray, a United States Army Marksmanship Unit gunsmith to offer superior downrange lethality over the 5.56 NATO/.223...
8.59 TITAN
284 HEAVY EXPRESS SHORT ACTION MAGNUM
44 COLT
During the early to mid-1860’s the percussion revolver had to make way for the newly developed self-contained cartridge. During this time the US Army began to look for a new cartridge/revolver combination to replace their rapidly obsolete percussion revolvers. The 44...
284 HEAVY EXPRESS MAGNUM
8.59 GALAXY
6.71 PHANTOM
280 REMINGTON (7mm EXPRESS REM)
The 280 Remington was introduced in 1957 and is based on a 30-06 case necked to .284" and the shoulder moved a fraction forward. In 1979 Remington renamed the cartridge to the 7mm Express Remington, which was exactly the same cartridge with updated factory loads. It...
6.71 BLACKBIRD
Another of the Lazzeroni range without its own headstamp. This one uses the Firehawk case.
280 RCBS
The 280 RCBS is basically the Fred Huntington version of the 280 Ackley Improved, but with a 30° shoulder, whereas the 280 Ackley has a 40° shoulder.
6.53 SPITFIRE
Apparently only about 2000 of these cases were manufactured during the late 90’s, but it could not be used because of the fact that “SPITFIRE” was already registered as a trademark. Uncertain how many got into circulation but not a lot.
280 HAWK
460 SMITH & WESSON MAGNUM
The 460 Smith & Wesson was introduced in 2005 for the Model 460XVR (Extreme Velocity Revolver). The .460 S&W is a lengthened, more powerful version of the popular .454 Casull, and was launched specially for the handgun hunting market.