Patent Ignition, Early and Inside Primed Cartridges

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SEPERATE PRIMED

(non paper only)

.34 Adams .35-100 Maynard@, 1856 .36 Sharps Lop Ear @, 1857
9mm Pidault-Cordier

 9x41mm Treuille de Beaulieu

 .36 Geraghty
.36 Smith (rubber & Linen)

 .36 Marston@

 .36 Cofer Revolver
.36 Reynolds .380 Adams

 .41 Roper Rifle

 
.45 Adams (aka 450 dams)

 11mm Riera (reproduction shown)

 .46 Maynard (First type)
.48 Morse Stepbase

 

 .497 Adams

 15mm Pauly

 
15mm Rembert

 .50 Maynard (Brass and Paper), 1856 .50-50 Maynard (1865) @, 1865

 
.50-50 Maynard Brass (some has wire shell extractors or cords attached), 1850's

 

 .50 Gallager (some all brass, some brass and paper)

 .50 Frankford Arsenal (Experimental)
.50 Smiths Carbine (Paper Cased)1857

 .50 Smiths Carbine (Rubber Cased)1857

  
.54 Burnside@, 1860

Brass

Tin

 .56 Billinghurst Requia @, 1860's

 .58 Maynard Flop ear
.69 Maynard with cord .69 Maynard Flop ear .69 Maynard Capsule

PATENT IGNITION & Self Contained

.25 Allen lip Fire@, 1860

    
.28 Front Loading Cup Primer @,1859

 

 .30 Eagle Cupfire

 

 .303 Morris, Vase shape

 
.307 Triangular aka 307 Schneeloch

 

 .31 Colt Thuer

 

 .31 Crispin 1865

 
.31 Milbank Primed Front Loading .31 Volcanic@, 1854

 6mm Gaupillat/Loron

 
.32 Allen Lipfire

 

 .32 Crispin

 .32 Teat Fire@, 1864 (2 Models,

one has flat teat one has round teat)

 
8mm Gravity Fed@ .34 (110 Bore) Eley Needlegun

 

 8.5mm Gaupillat Collete/Loron
.36 Allen Lipfire

 

 .36 Colt Thuers, pocket

(smaller than Patent)

 .36 Colt Thuers Patent, Navy

 
 

.36 (90 Bore), Eley needle fire

 

 

 

 .36 Crispin

 

 .36 Sharps Wire

 
.36 Volcanic

 

 .38 German Needle fire (rimmed and rimless)

 9mm Gaupillat, 1854
.40 Genhart, tube primed .41 Volcanic, 1854 .41 (75 Bore) Eley Needle fire
.41 Williamson

 .42  Front Loading Eagle Cup Primer, 1859

 11mm Jouvet

 
.44 Allen Lip fire @, 1860

 .44 Crispin, 1865

 .44 Thuers
.45 National Teat Fire @, 1864

 

 12mm Chassepot

 .50 Crispin (short & Long)@, 1865

 
.54 Hunt & Jennings

 

 .58 Gallagher and Gladding

 .58 Schubarth

 

                    

     

PINFIRE CARTRIDGES

2mm 5mm 7mm 9mm
11mm 12mm Short 12mm Long 13mm
14mm (rare)  15mm  -  -

 

PINFIRE SHOT SHELLS


7mm 9mm 11mm 13mm Various Collath Gauges 4 Gauge
8 Gauge 10 Gauge 12 Gauge 14 Gauge 16 Gauge 20 Gauge
24 Gauge 28 Gauge 30 Gauge 32 Gauge 410 Gauge -


 
 

INSIDE PRIMED & PRIMITIVE CENTER FIRE

Case Types:

A= Straight B = Straight Tapered
C= Bottleneck Tapered D = Bottlenecked
E= Rimless  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                         

Primer Type:

B.A= Bar Anvil B.C = Battery Cup
BT = Benet Primed FR = Farrington Primed
F.A = Flat Anvil MN = Martin Primed
IP = Other Inside Primed PC = Percussion Cap or Nipple used
Blank = Unknown  

                                                       
 
Caliber
Rim Diameter
Base Diameter
Neck Diameter
Case Length
Total Length
Case Type
Primer Type
Year Introduced
5mm French 0.277 0.222 0.222 0.422 0.686 A IP 1890
5.75 Velodog same measurements as on the 14-37 cal centerfire charts - - - IP 1894
6mm Merveilleux 0.280 0.238 0.238 0.451 0.609 A IP 1898
6mm Protector 0.278 0.238 0.238 0.266 0.417 A IP -
6.35 Pickert 0.309 0.275 0.273 0.608 0.892 A IP 1922
7mm French 0.357 0.312 0.310 0.580 1.048 A IP, B.C 1890
7mm Devisme 0.359 0.314 0.307 0.429 0.743 A IP, disk -
7mm Perrin 0.356 0.312 0.310 0.448-0.557 0.57-0.836 - B.C 1860
7.65 Pickert 0.375 0.340 0.338 0.685 - A IP 1920's
8mm Devisme - - - - - - - -
8mm Protector 0.354 0.314 0.313 0.357 0.593 - IP 1882
8mm Raphael - 0.338 0.335 0.484 0.767 A B.A 1860
.30 Moses 0.728 0.417 0.408 1.85 2.08 - PC 1862
.31 Colt Thuer - - - - - - - -
.32 Protector 0.350 0.312 0.312 0.365 - A BT -
.320 Revolver 0.380 0.320 0.320 0.620 - A BT -
.320 Long Revolver 0.380 0.318 0.318 0.680 - A BT -
.35-30 Maynard. M1865 0.771 0.408 0.397 1.53 1.98 A - -
9mm French Perrin 0.448 0.398 0.396 0.562 - A B.C, IP 1850's
9mm Moutier - 0.364 0.363 0.419 0.734 A IP -
9mm Devisme 0.445 0.399 0.379 0.540 0.947 A B.A -
9mm Revolver 0.438 0.386 0.382 0.590 - A B.C, IP 1890
9mm Spirlet 0.371 0.410 0.372 0.681 1.09 - IP -
.340 Revolver 0.390 0.344 0.342 0.660 - A B.C -
.36 Colt Thuer - - - - - - - -
.36 Cofer Revolver 0.368 0.363 0.362 1.08 1.83 - PC 1861
.380 Long Revolver 0.432 0.382 0.378 0.980 - A B.C -
.380 Revolver 0.432 0.382 0.378 0.680 - A B.C -
.38 Colt - - - - - A FR, MN, BT -
.38 S&W 0.436 0.386 0.386 0.740 - A FR, MN, BT -

 

Caliber

Rim Diameter

Base Diameter

Neck Diameter

Case Length

Total Length

Case Type

Primer Type

Year Introduced
.40 & .42 Experimental - - - - - A MN -
.40-40 Maynard 1865 0.766 0.458 0.450 1.75 2.24 A - 1865
.410 Revolver 0.472 0.407 0.407 0.482 - A IP -
10mm Gaupillat - - - - - - IP -
11mm French 0.496 0.468 0.464 0.71 1.18 A B.C 1873
11mm Raphael - 0.451 0.448 0.525 0.947 A IP, BA -
11mm Devisme 0.524 0.472 0.468 0.543 0.934 A IP, disk 1860
.430 Revolver 0.404 0.450 0.448 0.678 - A B.C -
.430 Long Revolver 0.502 0.452 0.445 1.040 - A B.C -
.44 Bakewell 0.523 0.520 0.358 1.65 2.58 - PC 1863
.44 Colt Remington - 0.456 0.456 1.006 1.563 A MN, BT 1869
.44 Dupee 0.508 0.508 0.450 1.17 1.55 A Milbank 1872
.44 Winchester 0.545 0.465 0.436 1.31 1.88 B Milbank 1873
.44 S&W - 0.441 0.441 0.844 1.406 A MN, BT 1869
.44 Colt Thuer - 0.431 0.461 0.875 1.406 - - -
.44 Colt 0.486 0.462 0.456 1.10 - A MN, BT 1860
.440 Revolver - - - - - - - -
.442 Revolver 0.504 0.452 0.450 0.680 - A B.C -
.442 Long Revolver 0.502 0.450 0.442 1.03 - A B.C -
.44-50 Meigs 0.550 0.502 0.442 1.28 1.80 D FR 1873
.45 S&W Schoefield - 0.479 0.479 1.094 1.406 A BT 1872
.45-70 Benet 0.605 0.503 0.480 2.10 2.56 A BT 1873
.45-70 Farrington similar to above - - - - A FR -
.45-75 Winchester 0.620 0.550 0.479 1.84 2.27 D milbank 1874
.450 Revolver 0.508 0.478 0.476 0.686 - A B.C -

 



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