410 REVOLVER C.F
Also described in ‘Pistol & Revolver Cartridges’ by White & Munhall as the .410 Revolver (Long Case).this was a British development and was developed in the mid 1890’s and listed as a cartridge “for Colt’s and other revolvers.” The length does not correspond...
450 WILDEY MAGNUM
Designed in the early 1970’s by Wildey J. Moore for a gas-operated, double-action/single-action pistol and was offered in a variety of calibers, the biggest being the 475 Wildey Magnum. The 450 Wildey Magnum is the 475 case necked down to .45cal. It is based on a...
376 STEYR
The 376 Steyr was introduced at the SHOT show in 1999 as a joint development between Hornady and Steyr originally for use in the Steyr Scout rifle. It is based on the 9.3x64 Brenneke case that was shortened to fit a standard length action. ...
11mm BERGMANN
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).
6.5mm SHOOTING TIMES WESTERNER
375 SOCOM
The .375 SOCOM is a fairly new cartridge, designed by Tromix Lead Delivery Systems in 2013. Taking a .458 SOCOM cartridge case and sizing the neck down to .375 caliber, resulted in a hard hitting AR-15 compatible cartridge, that has a considerable velocity and range...
338 PPV
This is a development by gunmaker Paul Paternoss in Austria.
11mm BELGIAN ORDNANCE REVOLVER
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).
375-338 WINCHESTER MAGNUM
The specimen above was made in South Africa by OPM. It has a shorter neck than the Quality Cartridge version Also known as the 375/338 Chatfield-Taylor or the 375/338 Belted Newton. It was developed by RF Chatfield-Taylor...
240 HEAVY EXPRESS SHORT ACTION MAGNUM
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410 GNR
The 410 GNR was developed in 2001 by Gary Reeder of Gary Reeder Custom Guns, situated in Flagstaff, AZ. It is based on the 454 Casull case necked down to .410” LJ KOVACH, CARTIDGE PERFORMANCE ENGINEER
450 SMC
The 450 Short Magnum Cartridge (SMC) was introduced by Triton during the latter part of 2000. It is basically the same as the 45 SUPER and here things can get a little confusing. The 451 Detonics was developed in the early 1980’s and showed what a 1911 was really...
375-284 WINCHESTER
One of a series of cartridges that are based on the 284 Winchester case, this one necked up to .375 cal.
6.5mm FATBOY
10.8mm MONTENEGRIN No. 4
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...
263 EXPRESS
375–08 JAGUAR
From info posted on shootersforum.com on 17/03/2004, this round was developed by Jim Dougherty of San Pablo, CA. He called it the 375-08 Jaguar. No further info available on who made these cases.
240 HAWK
The HAWK line of cartridges were developed around 1988 by Bob Fulton. The 240 Hawk is basically a 6mm-280 Remington Improved
410 COLT DERRINGER CF
Also described in ‘Pistol & Revolver Cartridges’ by White & Munhall as the .410 Revolver (Short Case). This was a British design and is basically a center-fire version of the 41 Derringer Rimfire. It is is interchangeable and a shorter version of the 410...
7.65 X 54 MAUSER
Completed 2017/11/13 On the page describing the history and development of the 6.5 X 52 Carcano and other 6.5mm’s, one name surfaces throughout the late 1880’s onwards in practically all facets of military rifle and cartridge research, development and...
7.65 X 53.7 MARGA
Developed by Uldarique Marga, who was an official in the Belgian Infantry. He was granted patents during 1899-1902 for an M.88 rifle loosely based on the Dutch Beaumont system. The rifle also had a sliding safety catch at the back of the bolt (not unlike modern...
7.65 X 53.7 BERTHIER
Experimental cartridge for a Berthier rifle, probably for Turkey. Bullet shown at 200% scale Shown below is drawing 7021 from SFM made in June 1891 that shows the "Turkish cartridge for Mr. Berthier" with cylinder-ogival bullet and drawing 8088E showing...
7.65 X 38 SWISS
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7.65 X 35 Mle.48 (VORGRIMMLER)
After World War II, the Mauser firearms factory was captured by French Forces and restarted to supply the French. Mauser's Department 37 development group was placed under control of the French War Department's armament group, Direction des Etudes et Fabrication...
7.65 X 35 FURRER
This was a “Pistolengewehr” development dating from around 1921 by Swiss engineer Adolf Furrer, who was the director of Waffenfabrik Bern. The Pistolengewehr was a toggle-action short-recoil operated weapon with a side-mounted 30 round magazine with a wooden stock. It...
7.65 X 32 MANNLICHER PISTOL-CARBINE
The experimental 1901/04 carbine was One of Ferdinand von Mannlicher’s very last firearms and was a scaled up version of the original pistol round in order to create an intermediate round for use in carbines. The mechanics of this carbine is an evolution of his...
7.65 X 27 FURRER XPL
This is a dummy (manupulierpatrone) for a very early experimental machine pistol that was produced prior to 1921. It was constructed as a hollow, one-piece steel dummy.
7.65 X 21.5 SUB-CALIBER (7.65 PARA CASE)
Finnish sub caliber device from the middle 1970’s for the Carl Gustav Antitank rocket system.
7.65 SWISS ELEONORA SUB-CAL
The Swiss/German designation for this cartridge is 7,65 mm Leuchtspurpatrone 75 für 8,3 cm Rak Rohr Einsatzlauf. It is loaded with a tracer projectile that consists of a GM clad lead bullet with tracer compound and was designed to be used in the RL-83 Antitank Rocket...
7.65 (32 ACP) SUB-CAL. M.75
This cartridge was designed as a training variant for the RPG-75 68 mm rocket launcher that is designated RPG Cv-75 (Cv = Cvičný). The training cartridge is designated “7,62mm Zaměřovací vz.75” (7,62-Zm75) and it is loaded with a tracer bullet that is based on the...
7.62 X 65 SJÖGREN
This is the longer version of the 7.62x62mm Sjögren that was used in the 1908 trial by the National Rifle Association of England at Bisley and was designed by Swedish Gun Designer Carl Axel T Sjögren of Stockholm. (Dixon Ref. SC72)
7.62 X 54 RUSSIAN/CZECH RIMLESS
This cartridge was developed during the Cold War years as an alternative to the 7.62x54R Nagant for the ShKAS rifle. Although again not the real focus of this website, it is still interesting to look at the ShKAS design and history, which will maybe give a clearer...
450 SHORT C.F.
The 450 Short Center Fire is very often a neglected part of many collections and given the fact that this cartridge has been loaded more or less continuously since 1867, it most certainly demands more respect than it sometimes receives from collectors (me included)....
375-06 JDJ
One of a series of cartridges by JD Jones based on the 30-06 case
6.5mm BULBERRY
Developed by Fred Smith of Bulberry Barrel Works, Hurricane, UT. It is based on a slightly shortened 30-30 Win case necked down and given some Ackley treatment
7.62 X 51 SPANISH CETME
The 7.62×51mm CETME is a variant of the 7.62×51mm NATO with a plastic-cored lead bullet and a reduced propellant charge. It was produced as a joint venture by the Spanish Government design and development establishment known as CETME (Centro de Estudios Técnicos de...
7.62 X 45 CZECH M.52
Adopted by the Czech Army in 1952, this was an assault rifle cartridge more powerful than the 7.62x39 AK that the Soviets were using at the time. Mother Russia did not take kindly to these developments and it was dropped in favour of the Warsaw pact AK47 7.62 x 39...
7.62 X 42 D.E.F.A.
This was one of various assault rifle experimentals based on the 7.62 NATO by the French Direction des Études et Fabrications d’Armament (D.E.F.A) during the late 1950’s.
7.62 X 41 SPANISH CETME XPL Mod. 53
Experimental cartridge designed by CETME (Centro de Estudios Tecnicos de Materiales Especiales - Special Materials Technical Studies Center) in 1953. The case is slightly longer than the original 7.92 X 40 CETME. During the development of the CETME rifle, it was...
7.62 X 41 M43 – PRE AK XPL
This is a replica of the 7.62x41 M43 intermediate cartridge that was the predecessor to the highly successful 7.62x39 AK-47 cartridge. The development of the 7.92 Kurz cartridge in Germany served as the basis for Russian developments starting in 1943 that...
7.62 X 40 WILSON TACTICAL
Based on the 5.56 NATO case and very close to the 300 BLK/Whisper and designed by Kurt Buchert and marketed by Wilson Combat
7.62 X 40 IWK
This was a joint development in the early 1960’s by the Dutch (NWM) and German factory (IWK) Industrie Werke Karlsruhe,A-G Germany
10.6mm SPANISH ORDNANCE M.1884
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).
260 REMINGTON
The .260 was introduced in 1997 by Remington and has achieved a modest following. It is not nearly as successful as the 6,5 Creedmoor, despite being on par and in all probability a better cartridge. The reason maybe for not achieving a bigger following was the fact...
375 KOHLBACKER XPL
The following is an extract from IAA Journal 459:48-49 (Jan/Feb 2008) by the late Bill Woodin. H. F. Kohlbacker of Buffalo, New York, was a co-worker and contemporary of Charles Newton and was engaged in research and development for the Newton Arms Company, and later...
375 WINCHESTER SHORT MAG
This is the 300 Winchester Short Mag necked up to 375
240 GIBBS
7.62 X 38 GECO XPL
This was a Gustav Genschow (GECO) project from the 1960’s. It is unsure if an assault rifle was ever produced for it, other than just test barrels for ballistic data. Bullet at 200% scale
7.62 X 38 AK-47 DUTCH XPL
From an old ECRA newsletter (Feb 96) it was stated that it was a lot produced by NWM but that the headstamp was an error. It might also have been done deliberately to mask the purpose or country for which it was produced.
7.62 X 37 H & K
This was developed at Radway Green at the request of Heckler & Koch, who were developing a rifle for silenced combat. They had previously studied the .300 Whisper cartridge but decided to develop their own as well, by shortening and necking-up the 5.56x45 case....