And Another Cartridge Quiz!

[jonnyc]

There are a few scarce ones here, good luck! I put a 7.62x39 M43 in the middle to provide a little scale.

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[Brit plumber]

the first ones a lipstick.

[jonnyc]

Ouch! It's actually a pretty small chisel-pointed bullet.

[reed12b]

Is the second one from the right a Martini Henry .455?

[jonnyc]

No, much smaller, it's an 8mm round.

[RCS]

looks like a 8x63 or 8x59 difficult to tell apart - also looks like a AR-15 whisper variation and some 9x39 Soviet variations, too much weird stuff to be able to identify

[jonnyc]

OK, I'll give you one; the longest is an 8x63 Swedish MG round. You're not too far off on 8x59 for the round nose to the right of it.

[RCS]

third from left, 8mm Ribeyrolle necked down .351 Win to use standard French 8mm Lebel bullet. Post WW1 for new French asault rifle

[jonnyc]

Yes! That's a tough one.
That's 2 of the 6 mystery rounds. I'll post the answers tomorrow. There are LOTS of weird and interesting cartridges out there.

[RCS]

The cartridge or clip quiz can be fun and interesting but very advanced or little known (weird) examples can cause a loss of interest. If I had not made-up an example of the 8mm Ribeyrolle years ago, I would never have been able to identify it