identification of cartridges

[tom]

Howdy all,

Is anybody can help  me to identify this old ammo.

Hi from France..

alain

[St. George]

While I'm certain someone will ID them - a good library often has a copy of 'Cartridges of the World' - by Barnes.

If I wasn't away from my own reference library at the moment, I'd help.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Mako]

Tom,
The top one appears to be a .440 Revolver cartridge produced by Gevelot & Gaupillat.  This looks to be the "standard" length cartridge, there were .440 Shorts and .440 Longs as well.  There were also .440 Rimfires, this one is a center fire.  It may be called a .440 C.F. Revolver by some people, but I think the common deignation was simply the .440 Revolver.

The middle cartridge is a also a Gevelot & Gaupillat round, I'm almost positive it is a .380 Short Rimfire.

The last is a bit tougher it appears to be a .32 (7.65mm) Short of some sort.  Probably a .320 C.F. Short Revolver.  There were a lot of Webleys and copies made in this.  It is a bit hard to read the base.  What are the manufacturer's Initials?

There were a lot of cartridges produced in .44, .38 and .32 calibers for a host of European pocket pistols.  The Belgians made a lot of them, there were also British, Swiss and Spanish revolvers chambered in these calibers. Most of the French revolvers were made in the French metric calibers, but there may have been some "sporting" or commercial pistols made in the English inch calibers.  The British Webleys and the common "Bulldog" style were the beginnings for most of these cartridges and the belt and pocket revolvers that fire them.


Regards,
Mako

[tom]

Thank you very much Mako.

[Mako]

You are very welcome.
~Mako

[tom]

Hi,

Thank you again  Mako,

I dont know why but  I believed it was US cartridges..........this explain that my negative research .

I practice old west reenactment here in France and  shoot with antiques amercican firearms, sorry but I have a thought too often American.

For the 320, there is one star and the letter G.


best regards

alain