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This section covers all those small arms cartridges made or used by America........... |
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United States .50 Spotter Tracer
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Viewed: 2631 Times
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Describes the .50 calibre cartridge used with the 106mm RCL weapon. |
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United States .45 Auto cartridges
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Viewed: 4298 Times
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What can you say about the wonderful .45 Auto? |
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United States .45 M1923 Thompson
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Viewed: 1993 Times
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An improved .45 Auto for use in the famous "Tommy Gun". |
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United States .303 ammunition
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Viewed: 3410 Times
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A brief look at those cartridge made by the USA for use by the UK and her allies. |
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Gyrojet projectiles
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Viewed: 2774 Times
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This item is a throwback to the early days of ammunition development. it is similar to a projectile called a "Volcanic". It too wasn't successful. |
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United States .50 Navy
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Viewed: 1543 Times
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A brief look at an old single shot cartridge used by the US Navy around 1867. |
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United States .50 Army
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Viewed: 1757 Times
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This is a companion cartridge to the .50 Navy. Both were used for a short time around the late 1800s. |
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United States .455 Colt.
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Viewed: 1501 Times
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Originally a British cartridge this was made by quite a few other countries. |
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United States .45 Winchester Magnum
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Viewed: 1374 Times
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This is one of the many magnum cartridges being developed for use in heavy revolvers and automatics. I don't think we've seen the last of them yet. |
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United States .45 S & W Schofield
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Viewed: 2063 Times
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This cartridge came along just as the priming layout was being decided and will be found in the two styles of the time. |
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United States .45 Colt Government
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Viewed: 1798 Times
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This is the military version of the .45 S&W Schofield. |
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United States .44 Webley
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Viewed: 1390 Times
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Originally a British cartridge made by the Americans and other countries. |
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United States .44 Remington Army 1875
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Viewed: 1446 Times
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A short lived cartridge that was outsold by Colt's cartriges of the same calibre. |
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United States .44 Merwin Hulbert & company
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Viewed: 2086 Times
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This cartridge was developed for use in a firearm produced by a short lived manufacturer. |
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United States .44 Thuer
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Viewed: 1503 Times
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This is one of the transitional cartridge developed at a time when priming systems were being worked on, fought over and refined towards the end of the 19th. Century. |
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United States .44 Auto mag
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Viewed: 1389 Times
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Another of the modern magnum cartridges being developed for use in revolvers and automatics. |
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United States .41 S&W Magnum
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Viewed: 1803 Times
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This cartridge started life as a wildcat and became a commercial one. |
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United States .41 Short SA
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Viewed: 2324 Times
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An early Colt single action revolver cartridge. |
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United States .41 Long Centrefire
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Viewed: 1203 Times
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A possible attempt at making a "standard" .41 calibre. |
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United States .401 magnum
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Viewed: 1243 Times
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A little known cartridge from the sixties. |
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United States .400 Colt Magnum
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Viewed: 1277 Times
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An experimental cartridge from the Colt stable around 1965. |
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United States .38 Merwin Hulbert & Co.
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Viewed: 1746 Times
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A cartridge developed for use in firearms made by the Company Merwin Hulbert & Co. |
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United States .38 Long outside lubed
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Viewed: 1416 Times
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A short lived cartridge due to the lubrication attracting dirt and grit. |
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United States .38 Dardick
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Viewed: 1708 Times
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An odd cartridge using a triangular case made of plastic and used in a unique firearm. |
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United States .38 AMU
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Viewed: 1406 Times
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A specialised .38 target cartridge that was used by the American Marksmanship Unit at the Infantry Centre in Fort Benning. |
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United States Speer target cartridges
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Viewed: 1427 Times
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A cheap and reloadable practice cartridge. |
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United States .360 Thuer short centrefire
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Viewed: 1316 Times
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A transitional cartridge developed around the late 1800s. |
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United States .32 S&W Auto
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Viewed: 1736 Times
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An odd little auto that was produced in very small numbers. |
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United States .32 Merwin Hulbert & co.
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Viewed: 1414 Times
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This cartridge is a modified .32 S&W. |
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United States .22 Hornet survival cartridge
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Viewed: 1669 Times
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A sporting round applied to a military setting. |
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