Cartridges

This cartridge was produced by Lorenz, Utendoerffer and Roth, but the three may be different. No Lorenz versions have been examined yet and the Utendoerffer version is the least rare of the three.   

The round was listed in the RWS catalogue around 1900 where it was listed a the 10.45x82,5R “No. 400”. This is not the German equivalent of the English 400 3¼in Black Powder Express produced by RWS/Utendoerffer, as the dimensions are slightly different on the base....

This is a shortened version of the 10.45x82R Express (EXP 50).   

The 500/416 was introduced around 1997 by Wolfgang Romey together with Krieghoff and was based on the 500 NE necked to 416 with the intention of giving traditional 416 Rigby ballistics in a double rifle. (Dixon Ref. W90)  

Relatively new European Sporting cartridge, no other info yet   

This cartridge was produced for IMPALA EUROPA of Guntramsdorf, Austria. It was introduced at the "Jagd und Hund" trade fare in Dortmund, Germany in Feb 2008. It is based on the 30-06 case necked up to 10.4mm   

This one of three variations of the 10.4x47R MS (flat base) case. This cartridge was described by RWS/Utendoerffer as the 10.5x47R Beaumont and it became popular in Switzerland where it is better known as the 10.4x47R Vetterli M.35 as can be seen on the box label,...

This cartridge seems a bit of a mystery in the sense that it has a very unusual semi-rimmed case with the appearance of a raised base due to it having a very thin rim. It has the same base diameter as the 7.5x53 Schmidt-Rubin (SW20). It might have been used for both...

The 10.3x68 RWS was developed in response to the traditionally favourite 10.3mm bullet that have been used for generations by the Swiss from mainly the Swiss canton of Graubunden, that were made famous first by the Vetterli and Martini stalking rifles and later on the...

The idea behind the 10.3 Capra is to develop an all-around rifle from “fox to buffalo” as per the Capra sales pitch. It is loaded with a lead free bullet and is supposed to deform reliably without breaking up on impact.   

Popular Swiss target cartridge that actually started out in Germany. The Lorenz/DWM case numer 164 was shown as a Lancaster, meaning shotgun. Easily identified by a very thick rim. (Dixon Ref. SW3)               

This is the Swiss version of the British 450/400 2⅜” case. It was launched in Switzerland in 1919 and became a very popular sporting cartridge for many years. (Dixon Ref. SW11)                 ...

Relatively rare cartridge dating from around 1883 and first shown in the 1886 Export catalogue. It was introduced by Lorenz as case #214 and still offered in the 1904 catalogue but not after that. The A.HEEREN * Y  MASSA * headstamp is the only known one in this...

First mentioned in the 1877 Utendoerffer catalogue as a Werder cartridge and again in the 1900 RWS/Utendoerffer catalogue. (Dixon Ref. MB23)   

The 10.15 x 61R La. No. 4 is the sporting version of the 10.15 Jarmann military cartridge and was listed as such in the 1939 GECO catalogue. There are slight differences in the case dimensions but these two cartridges are interchangeable (Dixon Ref. SC16)  ...

Relatively new European development, from Norway by the looks of it. There is a Facebook page for A-Tec, but not much other info regarding the specific cartridges.   

This was a Georg Roth development and was listed as the "Kal.400" in Roth catalogues from 1884-1910. It is likely to be the Austrian equivalent of the 400 2.5in Kynoch although the case dimensions differ slightly. It was also produced in Czechoslovakia. (Dixon Ref....

This is the Lorenz version of the 10x52R, the other one being the Uttendoerffer verion and these two are easily confused as they differ only by the length of the shoulder. (Dixon Ref. MB111)