Shotgun

Founded in 1820. In 1884 Victor Gaupillat and Jules Felix Gevelot merged in 1884 to form Gevelot Gaupillat. In 1887 Gevelot bought Gaupillat out.GG headstamp was used from 1889 to the 1910's. Then used Gevelot or SFM (or combination of both) headstamps. In 1884 the name was change to Societe Francaise des Munitions (SFM) but was also known as Gevelot Gaupillat until 1950 when the company name changed to Gevelot SA. The company then only used Gevelot (only Gevelot..not SFM Gevelot, Gevelot Paris or Gevelot GG etc.) headstamps from 1950 until they ceased ammunition making by 1980.

Marcel Gaupillat was a different company starting in 1891 and lasted until the early 1940's.

GEVELOT & VARIATIONS OF COMPANY NAMES (Founded in 1816. Victor Gaupillat and Jules Felix Gevelot merged in 1884 to form Gevelot Gaupillat. In 1887 Gevelot bought Gaupillat out.GG headstamp was used from 1889 to the 1910's. Then used Gevelot or SFM (or combination of both) headstamps. In 1884 the name was change to Societe Francaise des Munitions (SFM) but was also known as Gevelot Gaupillat until 1950 when the company name changed to Gevelot SA. The company then only used Gevelot (only Gevelot..not SFM Gevelot, Gevelot Paris or Gevelot GG etc.) headstamps from 1950 until they ceased ammunition making by 1980.

Gevelot Paris

Gevelot A Paris (raised)

GE Paris

GG Gastight/Smokeless

Gevelot (various)

Gevelot Aluminum shells

Gevelot Metal

Gev Chedd Universal

Paris France

Gevelot La Gauloise

GG Gevelot stars

GJ (raised)

(also in 20 gauge)

Made by Bischweiller for Jules Gevelot

SFM & Variations of the Company Name. Founded in 1884 when Victor Gaupillat and Jules Felix Gevelot merged to form Gevelot Gaupillat also known as SFM. In 1887 Gevelot bought Gaupillat out. GG headstamp was used from 1889 to the 1910's. Then used Gevelot or SFM (or combination of both) headstamps. In 1950 the company name changed to Gevelot SA and they only used Gevelot headstamps until they ceased ammunition making by 1980. SF and SFM was used on military ammunition until the mid 1990's.

Ste Francse des Munitions Paris GG

Ste Fse Des Munitions Paris GG

Ste Fse Munitions A San Pedro 16

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

Societe Munitions Paris

SFM Gevelot

S.F. Paris

SF Sporting Cartridge

S.F.M (Various)

S.F.M (various)

Note: Comet headstamps are

confusing.It is believed those with

CB and a Comet are

Cartoucherie Belge made and

those with just Comet and gauge

were made by SFM, France.

But did one make for the other

or? Bischweiller of Germany

also had the same headstamp,

but believed to have been made by

either SFM or CB. Begium.

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

Star Paris Gauge 5 times

SFIM Triangle

Triangle Gauge 3 times

Likely SFM

CARTOUCHERIE FRANCAISE (1902-1980. In 1980 merged in to NCS)

Cartoucherie Francaise

Cartoucherie Francaise Paris

Cartoucherie Fse

Cf Cf 4 lines

CF Fatma

CF Dates (military)

caliber 4 times, 4 lines (most raised)

CF Logo Various brands

CF with dots or stars (raised)

Made by Bischweiller, Germany

MGM (1949-1994, though ammunition not produced since the 1960's)

Munitiions M.G.M

also 14mm

M.G.M Munitions

M.G.M various

M.G.M Various

M.G.M Gamma/Imperia

M.G.M Sigma/Venus

Munitions M.G.M number

MGM Gamma

Diamond France

Societe Blachon & Mimard was in business late 1800's and then changed names to Manufacture Francaise d’Armes de St Etienne and later changed names to Manufacture Francaise d’Armes et Cycles, St Ettiene and lastly changed names to Manufrance. Cases were supplied by SF and/or MGM to them.

14mm

3 Teutonic Crosses

Adler Mark

Adolf Frank Hamburg

A G Lignose Berlin

(also uses Lignose markings)

also see Lignose

Akah Akah

(see Habicht-Akah Rostfrei)

A Schuler Ludswigschuler

A Stukenbrok Einbeck

B asterisks Diana

(also see WM Bischweiller)

B Logo Bussard stars

(Bischweiller)

(also see WM Bischweiller)

B Logo Derby Stars

(also see WM Bischweiller)

B Logo Treff Stars

(also see WM Bischweiller)

(also in 12 gauge)

B&B D (Braun & Bloem, Dusseldorf)

Bird (Bischweiller)

(also in 12 and 20 gaug)

Stag Head (Bischweiller)

Blitz Blitz

BMD 12

B.M.D Asterisks

Brand Patron A Bartsch Leignitz

Braun & Bloem Dusseldorf

B Stahl Suhl

(also 20 gauge)

B Vogt Breslau

Cartoucherie De Bischwilier

Club 3 Stars by

Braun & Bloem

Colonia 2 Stars

Cramer & Buchholz Asterisks

C Stiegele Munchen

C. Stusche Neisse

C Widmer St. Gallen

D Champion Stars D

Hussa Stars D

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

Hussa

Stars

C&B

Hussa

12 12

stars

D stars Krone D

D&C (Dreyse & Collenbusch)

DAG HMAK

made for Denmark

DAG Troisdorf

Diana J.Sagkreuter Ffft

Diane Munitionswerk Einbeck

DWM

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

Dynamit Nobel Genschow

E Steigleder Berlin

Eichel Acorns

(also in 20 gauge)

Electra H

Ermitage 4 circle with dots

Favorito

FB Arrows

F.J Brinkmann Treff

FN Aachen

(German made factory of FN Belgium)

For Rottweil Powder

Frankonia

Fortuna 2 German Crosses

Fortuna casings with a

caliber or an L at the bottom

were made in Liege, Belgium

by Jansen Freres. Those with

a K were made in Koldschield,

Germany. Fortuna brand owned by J.P Sauer & Son, Suhl, Germany.

Garantie

Garantie Bottom (raised)

Garantie Stars

(also in 14 & 20 gauge)

Garantie

16 16

Garantie

18 18

B or D

Garantie

12 12 or 20 20

Garantie Orb

Garantie Victoria

G Egestorff Linden

Green dot = Photo by Robert Ruebel

G.E. L&H

Gecado

(also in 12 and 20 gauge)

Geco Durlach

(also in 16 and 20 gauge)

Geco metal case

Geco Hamburg

Geco Tell

Tell

12 12

Durlach

Genschow

G Genschow Durlach

(also 16 and 20 gauge)

Genschow Normal

Germania

G.G & Co

(Gustav Genschow & Co)

Durlach

G.G & Co Donna

G.G & Co Electra

G.G & Co Vulkan

G.G & Co Zenith

(also 20 gauge, 16 ga photo by Gabriel Vasque)

Green dot = Photo by Robert Ruebel

Greif-Marke

Gustav Genschow & Co

Karlsruhe-Durlach

Gustav Genschow & Co

Durlach

G.W H in W

H Burgemuller Acorns

H. Leue Berlin

H Scherping Hannover

H Utendoerffer Nurnberg

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

Habicht-Akah Rostfrei (see Akah)

Hasloch

Hasloch Pulverfabrik A Main

Hohenzollern

Horrido

H.U. N

Hubertus

Jagd

18 18 or 16 16

J.J Reib

Bonn

J.P Sauer & Son Berlin

J. Springer KG Badische

Jupiter H crosses

(H for Hamburg)

(K denotes made in Koldshield)

Jupiter crosses L

(L denotes Liege Belgium

made by Jansen Freres).

Koln-Rottweil

Aktiengesellschaft

Koln- Rottweil Pulverfabriken

Komet Germany

Kondor

12 12 or 16 16

Kriegs-Patrone

L (Lignose)

Lignose

Lignose Rauchlos

Lignose Sprengstoffwerk Berlin

Loaded in Australia

Made in Germany

Loreley Crosses

Lorenz Karlsruhe

Lowe Lion

(see Marke Lowe)

Patent Lorenz Karlsruhe

lrv (ww2 military flare)

Lux

12 12

Lux

Crosses

LW (logo)

Green dot = Photo by Robert Reubel

Marke Blitz

Marke Fasan

Marke Krone stars

Marke Lowe Lion

Marke W.G.R

Mercury

Meteor

Miedziankit

Miller & Greiss dots

Miller & Val Greiss

Mossiers-Bagriel Breslau

Mun Werke Schonebeck

Munitionswerke Schonebeck)

M.W.S, Teutonia

(Munitionswerke-Schonebeck)

MWS Garantie

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

Green dot = Photo by Robert Ruebel

NFI

Nimrod orbs

Oak branch top & bottom

Acorn and oak branch

O'Beissel Posen

O. Bock Berlin

P. Erdelt Neustadt

Patarca Ancona

Patronenfabrik Saxonia

Pastronrnfabrik Karlsruhe

(2nd is a punt shell)

Plastomenit

Polte Magdeburg

Polte Rauchlos

Pulverfabrik Hasloch A Main

Pulverfabrik Rottweil

(also see Rottweil)

R 1916

R B

R Bassing Mainz

Rauchlos

R Bassing Mainz

Reebo Bonn

Reinecke orbs

Rhenus Rauchloss

R.M.S Rauchl. JagdPulver

Rob Schrader Gottinger

Rottweil

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

Rottweil

R.W.S

R,W.S Nurnberg

RWS Nurnberg (no dots)

R.W.S Hearts

RWS

RWS/Geco

RWS Rauchlos

R.W.S Smokless Gastight

Sachsische Pulverfabriken

Patronenfabrik Saxonia

S 1916

S B 1916

Saxonia Stars

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

SB Schonebeck

(also see Sellier & Bellot

and Schonebeck)

SB Hubertus

Scheintod-Patron D.R.P

Scheintod-Patron D.R.Wz.

Schoneneck

(also see SB & Sellier & Bellot)

SchutzMarke Fasan

Sellier & Bellot

(also see SB and Schonebeck)

Silesia orbs

Sirius 4 part, expolosion.

S.K.D

Skoda-Wetzlar

Silvanius

C 16

Rauchlos

Smokless Gastight

Sp asterisks

Sp Stars

Special Smokeless

Case made in Germany

Smokeless stars

Special asterisks

(A. Konig)

Special Crosses

(by Eduard Kettner)

Spiralit

Sport Stars

Steinbock

star star

Stahl

arrow arrow

Steinnache Hamburg

Top

Lines

12 12

Troisdorf

U star

Vakuum Oler DRGM

Val Hafner Cassel

Vereingte

Koln-Rottweil

Pulverfabrik

20, 16 and 12 gauge

VFM & C Kohlscheid

VFM & C crosses L

Waffen Loesche

Walsrode

Walsrode Normal

Wasag Normal

W.C (W Collath)

W Collath Frankfurt (raised)

W Collath Frankfurt

W Collath Frankfurt Diana

(also see Collath)

Weinkoop Mullhem-Ruhr

WM (Bischweiler)

(also see B logo)

WM B

(also see B logo)

WM Scrolled B

(also see B logo)

WM Fabrik Bischweiler

(also see B logo)

Wolff & Cie Walsrode

Germany

Wolff & Co Walsrode

W Oschatz Potsdam

Blue dot= Pic by Rene Polman

(If you can add other headstamps please send via email and I will cite you for photo credit. Thanks)