Cartridges

         This is MB40 from Dixon. The "b/a" type appears very similar to the "b" but RWS factory drawings of other "/a" types shows that these appear different around the shoulder, generally with a larger diameter shoulder and longer...

     This is MB39 from Dixon. There are at least four variations of 9.5x42R MB case types (MB37-MB40) plus a different 9.5x42R B case (MB154). RWS/Utendoerffer listed four variations in their c1900 catalog: b, b/a, d, d/a . Egestorff and Lorenz...

   This is MB37 from Dixon. It is one of four 9.5x42R MB case types.The 'd' type shoulder variation was first shown in the early "B" type case in the Utendoerffer 1877 catalog. The "MBd" type with high shoulder also appears to be the same as Lorenz case #109...

Rare German cartridge and was listed as 474F for the Behrs Waffenwerke Suhl company. It was not listed in any known DWM catalogue, but it was listed in the 1908 Behrs Waffenwerke catalogue. It was the longest case version of the 9,3mm cartridges. (Dixon Ref. M61)...

This "D" type Express case was the longest that was based on the English 360 Express case and was originally only made by RWS/Utendoerffer. It seems to have had a very short life-span as it only appeared in the 1900 RWS catalogue. (Dixon Ref. EXP9).                 ...

This was the most popular of the 9.3x82R cartridges. The earliest reference is probably the "DRGM 103385" headstamp which is a limited patent # of September 28, 1898 for a 9.3 mm caliber cartridge and was also listed by Roth with case # 709N. (Dixon Ref. EXP16)...

           Probably manufactured by DWM. - G. Teschner Co. was absorbed by Wilhelm Collath & Söhn in June 1906 and from then on was known as TESCO (TESchner-COllath).  It is believed that prior to ca.1905 RWS manufactured...

The 9.3x74R was introduced in Germany ca 1902 as a competitor to the .400/350 Rigby and the .400/360 Purdey and was made from shortened and necked down .400 3 1/4" Express brass. It appeared on the market under the designation 9.3x74.5R. From the DWM casebook it shows...

This is likely the German equivalent of the British 400/360 Nitro, but awaiting confirmation   

Assumed to be designed by Brenneke (although unconfirmed) and introduced by DWM in 1928 as a competitor to the British 375 H&H cartridge and based on the 10.75x73 (404 Jeffery) case. The original DWM 569 cartridges are exceedingly rare. The specimen below is a...

   Designed by Horst Grillmayer from a 300 Win Mag case.

            The 370 SAKO Magnum is the Imperial designation of the 9.3x66 SAKO

     This is not the same as the 9,3 x 65R BRENNEKE. The dimensions are different - RIM = 14.4mm, BASE = 12.5mm

This was a Brenneke design that was developed 1926 but launched commercially in 1927. (Dixon Ref. W13)                        Show Dummy         

This is the very rare, rimmed version of the 9,3x62 Mauser. It dates from around 1906 is it believed that only one lot was manufactured. (Dixon Ref. M55)    

The 9.3x62 was in all probability developed around 1905 by Berlin Gunmaker Otto Bock although the exact date has not been one hundred percent confirmed. During the latter part of the 19th Century and into the early years of the 20th Century there was a scramble by...

This is the European version of the 360 EXPRESS 2 ¼" cartridge.                                              Jiri Roth (Bratislava)   ...

This was a DWM development from around 1903 and was the first of the #491 series by DWM. It was offered by various European manufacturers It was also a popular sporting cartridge in Sweden. (Dixon Ref M40)                                 

This is the rimmed version of the Swiss 9.3x53 M25 and introduced shortly after in 1926. Used in single shot rifles for target and hunting. (Dixon Ref. SW7)     

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