Based on a 1958 diagram by Steven Ickes shown in the ICCA bulletin no 347 of 1989.  It is based on a .50 Browning case.  It was produced for the cartridge collectors market as a reproduction by OPM in South Africa.

Based on a 1958 diagram by Steven Ickes shown in the ICCA bulletin no 347 of 1989.  It is based on a .50 Browning case.  It was produced for the cartridge collectors market as a reproduction by OPM in South Africa.

   This cartridge was originally developed circa 1882 as a military cartridge by Dombrowski and Heissig but it was never adopted by any country as a service round. The cartridge is similar to the .577 Snider cartridge which was adopted by England as a...

This is the centrefire version of the 14mm model 1867 wanzl rimfire cartridge.  It was used in converted rimfire rifles for target shooting.  It was introduced circa 1885 and continued in production until 1935.

This cartridge was based on the 11.15x58R M77 Werndl rifle. Did not last very long. May have been used as a shot load.

Introduced Circa 1880 with production continuing until about 1890. It is only known to exist with the LORENZ + CARLSRUHE + headstamp which was known as their export headstamp.  It is a straight cased MS based cartridge.

Based on the 577 Nitro British case it was introduced circa 2000 by the Hamburg based rifle manufacturers Hartmann & Weiss.  It is known in headstamped versions produced by Horneber Hulsen and unheadstamped versions produced by both Horneber Hulsen and...

"Improved" version of the 500 Shuler/Jeffery that has a normal rim instead of the rebated rim of the original cartridge.       

This is the German version of the 500 3"" Express, which was the first of the .500 cases produced in Germany (DWM 72). It was also produced in Czechoslovakia (until at least 1932) and Austria by Hirtenberger as late as WW2. The English .500 3"" Express was known in...

Introduced circa 1881 this cartridge remained in production until WW2. It is the German equivalent of the British English 500 2-1/2" foil case Boxer of which drawn cases of English manufacture are unknown. This calibre was likely introduced by Roth and loaded by...

The 12.7x60R was the most popular of the German 12.7 (.500) “D” Express cartridges. It was produced by a number of European manufacturers and even shot loads were produced, although production ceased in the late 1940’s. (Dixon Ref EXP34)       ...

This is one of the three straight cased 12 x 44R cartridges and this is the second one that were based on the 12x44R Norwegian Remington M71 Rimfire, after the 12.7 X 44R F.H. (SC7). The 12.7x44R Remington differs from the other two types in that it uses a raised base...

This was probably the first conversion of the 12x44R Remington M71 rimfire cartridge. It resembles the U.S. 50-70 Government cartridge, but has a smaller base and rim diameter. It was introduced circa 1881 and continued in production until about 1920. The cartridge...

This was the most popular of the 12.5mm MB straight case lengths. It was introduced around 1877 and continued in production until WW1 and was produced by numerous manufacturers. Shot loadings were also produced. No. 1 produced by G Egestorff with cross (large font)...

Introduced in the 1884 Utendoerffer catalogue and it was later shown in RWS catalogues as well. Relatively uncommon cartridge

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      Another straight cased cartridge which was introduced circa 1877. It was adopted by most manufacturers and produced until about 1910. No. 1 produced by H Utendoerffer No. 2 produced by RWS

introduced circa 1875 and continued in production until around 1910. It was not a widely used cartridge and was not adopted by many manufacturers.   

This is a shot load based on the MB case type loaded by Egestorff. It appears factory genuine and will basically fit in any MB chambered rifle.      

This was the shortest of the 12.5 MB cartridges. It was introduced circa 1877 and continued in production until around 1910. It was also produced as a shot loading.   

Developed for the Bornmuller rifle and was produced by Lorenz and it is a shortened version of the 12.4 x 50R Bornmuller. The Egestorff cased cartridges are assumed to be faked as it was not listed in any Egestorff catalogues.

Introduced circa 1882, it remained in production until around 1910. Samples were produced by Danzig Munitionsfabrik, Koenigliche Munitionsfabrik Ertfurte and by G Roth. It was based on a shortened 11.15 x 60R M71 case. It did not appear in any G Egestorff catalogues.

Introduced circa 1948, it remained in production until 1976 when there was an explosion at the Lapua factory with 41 fatalities. It was introduced, and only known in unprimed cases, meant to be used as a shotgun in bored out 7,62 x 54R Moisin Nagant rifles. It was...

This cartridge is one of two shown in the c1900 RWS/Utendoerffer catalog as "L.A."  in the "various types" section. The other was the 11.25x54.5R L.A. (GSP48). Both have 12.65mm bases with 14.5mm rim diameters and could have originated from 12mm metallic...

This is one of the three straight cased 12 x 44R cartridges and it was only produced by RWS. It had a slightly smaller base than the other two types, namely the 12.7 X 44R REMINGTON (SC6) and the 12.7 X 44R F.H.(SC7) and was thus interchangeable with the other types...

Introduced circa 1885 and production continued until WW1. It was the longest of the Canne case types and it is known with both battery cup and berdan primers. Ball loadings exist and it was primarily used in 12mm Martini -Francotte carbines. (Dixon Ref. FR 66)...

This is one of six known specimens which were found in the SFM collection. It has a Gaupillat battery cup primer. Over the years the cartridge has had numerous classifications which have proven to be incorrect.

This cartridge differs from the standard 12 x 44R in that it has a larger case diameter with a slight neck. It was thought to have been introduced circa 1906 when it was legislated in Norway that the largest calibre to be used on reindeer was to be 12mm. It is assumed...

This cartridge was originally adopted by Denmark as a military cartridge during 1896. All cases were produced by Haerens Laboratory with date stamps ranging from 1896 to 1914. Military loadings had jacketed bullets and sporting loadings had lead bullets. Reloaded...

This cartridge was adopted by the Skytteforeninger (Danish Rifle Association) in 1880 and it remained in production until about 1930. It was only produced with lead projectiles. No. 1 produced with a proprietary headstamp by G Egestorff for Paul Paulsen of Kobenhavn...

This is the centre fire version of the 11.7 x 46R M67 Rimfire Danish Remington. Introduced circa 1878 and continued in production until around 1910. H Utendoerffer cartridges are also known to exist. It was originally produced by Winchester on contract for the Danish...

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This is the rimmed version of the 45 Blaser and was launched in 2006. (Dixon Ref. W113)    

Developed by Blaser and was launched at the 2002 IWA show. (Dixon Ref. W100)       Vanity headstamps, cases by Bertrams Australia

One of three 11.5x50R MB Types and was a relatively common target cartridge and was still listed until 1926. This is the short neck version.

This was an Utendoerffer/RWS development from around 1884 and listed in the 1900 catalogue. It was based on the 11.5x50R Werder case that was shortened, although it retained the same length neck.