Table of handgun and rifle cartridges by year

[owenv]

I was surprised how old some of those cartridges are. The .358 win introduced around 1955 missing.

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Table_of_handgun_and_rifle_cartridges_by_year

[IVC]

It's interesting to see all the cartridges that came and went. Some because of changes in the powder chemistry, some because of suboptimal designs for newer firearms, some simply because there wasn't a market for them.

Either way, about 90%+ of these exist only in the history books.

[SilveradoColt21]

I'm a history junkie so this is an interesting list to see, didn't know some cartridges were as old as they were

[theLBC]

Table of selected handgun, submachine gun, rifle and machine gun cartridges by year

[DrewN]

I always wanted a .256 Win Mag revolver.

[Rifle ronin]

Hey....9mm is older than .45acp so, 9mm wins!

[200Apples]

9 X 19 may have been created before the venerable .45 Auto, but it was designed for those effete Euros, not the manly men of the United States of America.





And, all the greatest cartridges in use today are designs of over 100 years old.

[pacrat]

That means 38 Super falls under that category

Not quite there yet. Short by 7 yrs. Its little brother the 38acp fits the [over 100 yrs] mark.

[Yuki]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[TORRGAR9]

Looking down the list... Got more than a few of them. Good thing I reload.

[golfish]

Very interesting, thanks for posting this OP

[Mr. Beretta]

Great post....Thank you.

[Preston-CLB]

I did not see .22 WRF or WMR.

Did I miss it?
-P

[SDDAVE56]

Oldest commercial cartridge being loaded today. The 22 short. Who would have thunk. Guess I shouldn't have given my shorts away.

[squeeze]

Gotta question: It says that the 22 short cartridge dates back to 1857. Were they ever used during the Civil War? If so; what gun? I've only read and heard about black powder and ball. Is it because the 22 short was not very effective against the opponent?