MISCELLANEOUS

Various cartridge groups which don't fit into the above categories

 

EARLY 25+mm MG / AUTO CANNON CARTRIDGES  

AMENDED 6 JUNE 10

25x88R (replica 1 inch Gatling), 25x94R (1 inch Nordenfelt), 25x87R (1 inch Vickers), 25.4x87 (Revelli-FIAT), 37x94R (Hotchkiss and Maxim), 37x69R (Vickers 1 Pr Mk III), 37x136R (US Naval "Heavy One Pounder") 37x101SR (Sockelflak), 37x120R (Winchester rotary), 37x123R (Vickers 1½ Pr), 40x158R (Vickers 2 Pr), 37x190 (1½ Pr COW gun)

 

MISCELLANEOUS MANUALLY-LOADED AMMUNITION

AMENDED 6 JUNE 10

From left to right: 37x200R (French "Tube canon" sub-calibre, also used in WW1 aircraft guns), 37x277R (French Mle 1935 casemate/naval AA), 40x107R (RN "High Angle" AA training guns, also used in WW2 harbour patrol craft), 47x131R (Japanese Hotchkiss), 47x280R (Belgian AT), 47x340R (Swiss M41 AT), 47x376R (UK Hotchkiss naval 3 pdr), 53x176R (German Gruson WW1 fortress gun), 57x224R (Belgian - for the gun used in the WW1 A7V tank)

 

REPLICA WW2 AXIS HMG/CANNON CARTRIDGES   

13x77B, 13x91 (Breda), 13x94 (PzB; interim between 13x92SR and 7.92x94 PzB), 13x100B, 13x105, 15x135 (20/15mm Polte), 20x135 (Polte), 20x138RB, 24x138B (the 20x138B necked out), 30x91 (MK 212: Mauser's rival to the MK 108), 30x110B.

These are all WW2 experimental cartridges (nearly all German) which have been reconstructed from factory drawings (although the projectiles are genuine). Any more detailed information about these rounds would be welcomed.

 

SECTIONED HMG/ATR ROUNDS   

7.92x94 (German Panzerbuchse ATR), 12.7x99 (.50 inch APT), 12.7x99 (experimental APDS), 13.9x99B (.55 inch Boys ATR - note cordite propellant) 14.5x114 (Russian ATR/HMG AP)

 

SECTIONED CANNON ROUNDS   

20x80RB (MG-FF API), 20x82 (MG 151/20 M-Geschoss), 20x102 (M39/61 APCR), 20x128 (Oerlikon KAA APHE), 20x128 (Oerlikon KAA HE), 20x138B (FlaK/KwK 30/38 AP), 20x138B (FlaK/KwK 30/38 HE), 23x106 (Madsen HE), 30x113B (ADEN HE), 30x170 (Rarden APDS), 35mm (Oerlikon APDS projectile), 37mm (FlaK 18/36/37/43 HE projectile, 37x263B (Flak 18/etc AP)

 

SPOTTING CARTRIDGES   

AMENDED 6 JUNE 10

Cartridges developed to match the trajectories of large-calibre weapons, for sub-calibre training and/or for sighting purposes. The bullets were designed to flash on impact.

7.65x21 (Erika Pak 75), 7.92x24.5 (Portuguese), 7.62x25 (Instalaza), 7.62x27 (Swiss), 7.62x33 (Argentine), 7.5x55R (Swiss), 7.62x24 (Portuguese), 9x51 (SMAW Mk 217),  10x43B (US XM75), 12.7x76 (.50 Spotter), 12.7x99 (British .50 BMG for use in Centurion tank), 14.5x21R (artillery trainer), 14.5x51R (artillery trainer), 15x99 (USA), 15.2x120 (15mm XM122 USA), 20x22R (Netherlands), 20x45R (USA), 20x126 case (XM101 for Davy Crockett)

GRENADE ROUNDS   

30x29B (Russian VOG-17 series: AGS-17, AGS-30 AGLs etc), 40mm Caseless (Russian: VOG-25 low velocity for UGLs, standing on its head), 40x46SR (LV grenade for shoulder-fired weapons; Arcus AR406 HE, German DP, signal cartridge, parachute flare), 40x53SR (HV grenade for automatic grenade launchers, with belt link)

 

SIGNAL/SMOKE ROUNDS   

25x70R (L5A1 star), 25x109R (message container), 33x123R (flare), 38x125R (smoke), 38x190R (USCG flare)

 

BATON ROUNDS   

37x122R (rubber bullet round), 37x122R (L5A4 plastic baton round), 37x104R (L21A1 plastic baton round), 37x104R (current L60A1 AEP), 37x112RB (37mm Arwen round - now made in Canada and USA), 44x83R (French Flash-Ball)

 

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