Name that cartridge!

[kansasdad]

@p_ham It is a 38 short Colt. My dad wore a Webly Mark IV as his sidearm during the Korean conflict. I feel a little weird holding it, knowing that it was responsible for taking out enemy combatants.

 

[kansasdad]

Right: 7.65x21

Bingo

.30 luger, 7.65 luger, 7.65 Parabellum synonyms (thus the German and John Wick hints)

 

[p_ham]

View attachment 285753And a couple of obscure ones from the bottom of my dad’s gun cabinet….

Left: 218 Bee?

 

[p_ham]

@p_ham It is a 38 short Colt. My dad wore a Webly Mark IV as his sidearm during the Korean conflict. I feel a little weird holding it, knowing that it was responsible for taking out enemy combatants.

This shows how close the 38 short colt and 38 s&w are.

 

[kansasdad]

This shows how close the 38 short colt and 38 s&w are.

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I have two of the S&W cartridges in a ziplock bag that held some loose Colt rounds. The nickel v brass and the shape of the flat nosed bullet help me differentiate them.

 

[kansasdad]

Left: 218 Bee?

Not that

It is a hyphenated cartridge

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

One more

 

[p_ham]

Not that

It is a hyphenated cartridge

25-20 maybe

 

[kansasdad]

25-20 maybe

Correct!

 

[Sheltowee]

I'll play: this military cartridge was designed pre-World War II and remains in active, but limited, service to this day. A .308 Winchester on top for comparison.

 

[kansasdad]

Another hyphenated one on the left. The one on the right is heavy!

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

I'll play: this military cartridge was designed pre-World War II and remains in active, but limited, service to this day. A .308 Winchester on top for comparison.
View attachment 285797

US Military?

 

[Sheltowee]

US Military?

During World War II, this cartridge was used by the same military both as an enemy and ally of the US military.

 

[p_ham]

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Another hyphenated one on the left. The one on the right is heavy!

38-40, 4 bore?

 

[p_ham]

During World War II, this cartridge was used by the same military both as an enemy and ally of the US military.

7.62x54r?
Can't tell if it's rimmed or not in the pic.

 

[Sheltowee]

7.62x54r?
Can't tell if it's rimmed or not in the pic.

Not rimmed. Cartridge was most commonly used in World War II in a bolt action rifle that lacked a safety and features a distinctive rear swept bolt handle. Cartridge also saw extensive service following World War II in Indochina, Algeria and Egypt.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

During World War II, this cartridge was used by the same military both as an enemy and ally of the US military.

8x57?

 

[p_ham]

One moreView attachment 285792

Absolute blank on this one

 

[Jbotto]

Absolute blank on this one

Looks like a rimmed .30-06

 

[p_ham]

Not rimmed. Cartridge was most commonly used in World War II in a bolt action rifle that lacked a safety and features a distinctive rear swept bolt handle. Cartridge also saw extensive service following World War II in Indochina, Algeria and Egypt.

7.5 french