This is a Russian sporting cartridge based on the necked-down 32 gauge brass case. It is speculated that these are not factory produced cartridges but probably a proprietary loading. (Dixon Ref. SV 13).
Cartridges
9.7 X 59 UNKNOWN XPL RIMLESS
According to Motz and Kohlmann, Vol 3 p.271 this was the first rimless case design by Roth with case #95. It states that there is also a specimen in the Viennese Army Museum which would indicate some form of military background.
9.5 X 59R DREYSE
This is a rare sporting cartridge that was virtually unknown until referenced in the 1977 catalogue by Anderhub J.B. - "Checklist of Metric Sporting and Schützen cartridges" The headstamp is faint but is the same N.v. DREYSE SÖMMERDA as listed also in the ECRA...
12.5 X 70R MB TARGET
This rare cartridge was the longest version of the 12.5mm MB cases. It was only listed in the 1884 and 1900 catalogues by RWS and Utendoerffer. (Dixon Ref. MB 136)
41 COLT SPECIAL
There were two “SPECIAL” handguns developed during the early part of the Twentieth Century. First there was the .38 Smith & Wesson, which D.B Wesson adapted with a higher load and lengthened case. That became the 38 S&W Special, one on the most popular...
6.8 X 42R AUSTRIAN TESCHING
Rare Austrian sporting cartridge that was only produced by Georg Roth with case #641, which would point to an introduction around 1898 and was listed in their 1910 catalog. Most used the generic case as shown below, taken from the 6.5 x 53R Mannlicher. (Dixon Ref. T63).
45 ENFIELD
From an old IAA Forum discussion, the .45 Enfield cartridge was loaded at the request of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police for their .476 cal Enfield revolvers. The NWMP had a problem with the recoil of the original Enfield loadings, so Dominion Cartridge Company...
5.56mm LSAT TELESCOPED XPL
The Lightweight Small Arms Technologies program (LSAT) started in 2003 with the goal to provide soldiers with a more effective, lightweight solution on the battlefield. The concept of equipping soldiers with lighter weapons and ammunition has been constant almost from...
9mm BOULANGER SHOT LONG
This was one of a number of various small to medium internally primed cartridges for use in Walking Stick type guns, with the 9mm being the largest of the series. The raised BB is thought to be for “B. Boulanger", who was a French arms manufacturer during the late...
12mm LE MAT REVOLVER
This unique revolver was designed by Dr. Jean Alexander Francois LeMat of Louisiana for the Confederate Army, who developed a uniquely powerful revolver that combined a 9-shot cylinder firing a .42cal (approx 12mm) cartridge centered around a .63cal (approx 20 gauge)...
11mm MOUTIER, LE PAGE
The are few names as famous for the finest in gunmaking during the 18th and 19th Century than that of LePage, started by Pierre LePage (1709-1783) and his nephew Jean LePage (1746-1834). Henri Le Page (1792-1854), who was the son of Jean, married the sister of of...
13 X 60 RUSSIAN UDAR PISTOL
This is another of the non-lethal Russian pistols for self defence. The 13mm UDAR fires a pepper spray load causing severe irritation. Translated from available Russian internet resources this cartridge is called the The BAM "Black Widow". It contains 1% OC (selective...
10 X 32 TRAUMATIC
Non-Lethal loading for the Russian TTK-F Traumatic pistol. There is an instructional (Russian) Youtube video showing the workings and ballistics of the TTK-F.
35 IHMSA
From the IHMSA website: In 1975 in Tucson Arizona, a group of dedicated hand gunners got together to have some fun. Those notable hand gunners included such famous shooters as, Lee Jurras and Harry Sanford of AutoMag fame, Jeff Cooper, Dean Grennell, George Nonte, J....
400 C. F. REVOLVER
There is very little known about this cartridge, and it was listed under DWM #284 with a metric designation of 11 X 25R. There is also no record of what the revolver would have looked like. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 382).
6 mm BOULANGER SHORT
This was one of a number of various small internally primed cartridges for use in Walking Stick type guns. The raised BB is thought to be for “B. Boulanger", who was a French arms manufacturer during the late 19th century. (Dixon Ref. FR91).
9mm SAFESHOT
This is a blank that is used with modified slides for various handguns and is used in Force on Force training.
10 X 31 TEXKRIM
Blank cartridge for use in modified Tokarev handguns.
38 SPECIAL SHORT
This was a revolver cartridge originating from Brazil dring the mid 1980’s. The cartridge is identical to a standard 38 S&W, although it shows a different headstamp from other CBC manufactured .38 S&W cartridges. (Brandt Ref. 365A).
400 HOFFMAN
The 400 Hoffman is a bit of an anomaly as Hoffman Arms chambered their rifles in the 400 Whelen. From an IAA Forum discussion it was noted that the case measurements were never standardised and various gunsmiths created different chambers, See also the 400 Whelen.
400 WHELEN BELTED
This cartridge is like the one discussed in IAA#461 (May/June 2008) “The Case for a .400 Belted Whelen” by John Pople-Crump. The bullet is gilding metal with a small hollow point as looks like the Western Tool & Copper ones loaded in the 350 G&H Magnum. It the...
10.25 X 35R UTENDOERFFER MB”a”
This cartridge was produced by both Lorenz and Utendoerffer so they might be the same cartridge (see 10.25 X 35R LORENZ MB TARGET). From factory drawings the Utendoerffer version might have had a slightly longer shoulder than the Lorenz version. This round was also...
10.25 X 35R LORENZ MB TARGET
This cartridge was produced by both Lorenz and Utendoerffer so they might be the same cartridge (see 10.25 X 35R UTENDOERFFER MB"a"). The date of introduction would be around during the early 1880’s and was only listed in the c1884 Export catalog. (Dixon Ref. MB15).
500/433 ELEY
Unknown British cartridge/headstamp and I am still trying to find info on this. The closest resemblance is the .43 Spanish Remington
56/45 WINCHESTER EXPERIMENTAL
This is one of the cartridges shown in Foster’s Winchester's "Forgotten" Cartridges, 1866-1900 and was part of four different cartridges developed by Winchester around 1875. The 56/45 shown here had a paper patched bullet, whereas the .50/40 cartridge was Milbank...
45- 90 WINCHESTER SPECIAL
The .45-90 Winchester Special was another of the cartridges mentioned in Fosters Winchester's "Forgotten" Cartridges, 1866-1900 and was featured in the 1878 Winchester catalogue as a target cartridge made for long-range shooting in the Model 76. It was based on the...
40 – 3¼” EXPRESS
One of the Winchester Forgotten Cartridges and might have been the predecessor of the 40 – 110 Winchester Express. The difference between them is the head diameter on the 40 3¼" EXPRESS being 0.60” as opposed to the 0.645” on the later 40 – 110 version.
38-60-255 WURFFLEIN RIFLE
The Wurfflein dynasty in the US started in 1832 with the arrival of Andreas, or Andrew as he was known in America, a German gunsmith immigrant to Pennsylvania where he started his business and by the time his brother John joined him in 1844 the business was already...
32-80-165 WINCHESTER EXPERIMENTAL
This was another of the Winchester developments listed by Foster in his 1952 booklet “Winchester's "Forgotten" Cartridges, 1866-1900”. It was based on the 40 – 90 Sharps Straight case necked to .32 Cal.
30 CUPFIRE
This was another design (together with the Lipfire and Thuer ideas) to circumvent the Rollin White patent held by Smith & Wesson. The cupfire front-loading system was designed by Willard Ellis and John White from Springfield and was offered in three different...
25R HAUG & EPPLE
Not much is known about the history of this cartridge but most likely made by Horneber and it was first listed in the ECRA database in 2021. (Dixon Ref. W151).
25 DARDICK TRIPLEX ROCK DRILLING TROUND
Although not a military cartridge, it is listed here instead of the commercial sporting cartridge section. To overcome delays in drilling due to hard rock formations, the tri-bore (tround) is used to fire three ceramic projectiles to break the rock in front of the...
12.3 X 46R RUSSIAN REVOLVER
Based on a 32 gauge case, this is one of various case lengths designed and developed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in the early 1990’s and first manufactured in 1994. This specimen is loaded with a less-lethal plastic ball.
12.3 X 40R RUSSIAN POLICE REVOLVER
Based on a 32 gauge case, this is one of various case lengths designed and developed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in the early 1990’s and first manufactured in 1994. at Tula factory for the OTs-20 Gnom smooth-bore revolver. This specimen is loaded with the...
11mm WERNDL TYPE 1877 VERSUCH RIMLESS
Most likely an early Roth experimental case, although Motz & Kohlmann Vol 3 p. 288 states that the case might also from Schulof. (Roth # 229)
11.15 X 60R CHINESE MAUSER
This cartridge is listed in Foster (1952): Winchester's "Forgotten" Cartridges, 1866-1900, but is is the same as the standard 11.15x60R M.71 Mauser. It was manufactured for a short period by Winchester, who after the 1873 Army Trials began manufacturing ammunition for...
11 X 41.5R WERNDL M.67
After losing the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 at the battle of Königgrätz, the Austrian army began the search to replace their ageing Lorenz muzzle-loading rifles. The first modifications were done by Vienna gunsmith Karl Wänzel who converted the muzzle-loading...
10mm CLARK
This cartridge is like the 10.3mm Clark discussed below. It was entered into the Austrian Military trials of 1887 by American Designer Col. Henry F. Clark. It had a complicated bullet design with a paper patched lead bullet with conical tip and lubricated on the front...
10.3 X 70R CLARK (Brass Case)
The 10.3mm Clark was based on the .500 Express (12.7mm) case and was submitted to the Austrian Military Trials of 1887 by American designer, Henry F. Clark, for which he was awarded US and UK patents in 1885 and 1886. The idea was to seal the bullet in the case with...
9.3 X 82R JUNG
This rare cartridge was in all probability designed by German Gunsmith Friedrich Jung for a Dr W. Hollenbach around 1900 and was still listed in the 1909 Peterlongo catalogue. It was a blackpowder loading but with the invention of smokeless propellant, these...
9.3 X 57R HAGEN EXPRESS
There is still a question whether this is a separate caliber or the same as the other 9.3x57R types as the dimensions are almost silmilar. The H supposedly is for Hagen, and an empty box is shown by Dixon stating L.H HAGEN & Co. from Kristiania. (Dixon Ref. EXP53)
9 X 62R AUSTRIAN HUNTING
This is the rare 9 x 62R Austrian Hunting developed as a sporting cartridge with Roth case #760. It is only known with this 1906 headstamp. (Dixon Ref. A65)
5.2 X 34R UNKNOWN
Motz Vol. 3 p. 221 and 359 describes this as a special purpose round that might have been some kind of igniter (Roth #U6)
5.6mm SPIW FLECHETTE SERIES
The ill fated Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) project is an interesting part of the US military assault rifle development during the 1960’s and came about as a direct offshoot from the SALVO Project. There is a very interesting 3 part article that was written...
7.5mm RUBIN VERSUCH M.1886 RIMLESS
This was one of the experimental cartridges by Eduard Rubin in the mid 1880’s. The bullet was loaded into the case with a distance ring that stopped at the edge of the chamber when the round was fired. The idea was to have a compressed black powder charge into the...
7.2 X 50R SERBIAN XPL
This is listed as a Serbian experimental case, although the bullet diameter is 7.35mm. See also Motz & Kohlmann Vol. 3 p. 227 and 362. (Roth Case Ref. U30).
6.5 X 55R VERSUCH II
This was one of the early Austrian caliber reduction experimentals. The case however is different from the 6.5 x 53R Dutch case as it is a thinner diameter. See also Motz & Kohlmann Vol. 3 p. 178. (Roth Case Ref. 677).
5 X 49B CAL. REDUCTION (BELTED CASE)
This cartridge is one of a series of belted, caliber reduction experiments that were done by the Austrian firm of Georg Roth, for which they filed a patent during March 1891. The purpose of these early belt cases was to "precisely limit the insertion depth of the...
257 JDJ
This was another development originally by JD Jones from SSK Industries for handgun hunting/target shooting.
270 JDJ
This was another development originally by JD Jones from SSK Industries for handgun hunting/target shooting.
