*Framed Display of 33 Pistol and Revolver Cartridges, Inert*
A superb framed ammunition display titled “Pistol and Revolver Ammunition”, containing 33 examples of pistol and revolver cartridges and bullet types ranging from small rimfire rounds to powerful magnum calibres. Each cartridge is mounted behind glass with identifying labels, forming a comprehensive visual reference to 20th-century handgun ammunition.
The top two rows display complete cartridges from the .22 rimfire to the .50 calibre class, while the lower row presents representative bullet designs and a sectioned .45 cartridge showing internal construction. The cartridges appear to be genuine inert specimens, easily removable from the board.
Top Row, left to right:
22 L.R. (Long Rifle) – USA; .22 Win. Mag. (WMR) – USA; .25 Auto (6.35mm Browning) – Belgian / Browning design; .32 Auto (7.65mm Browning) – Belgian / Browning design; .32 S&W Long – USA; .380 Auto (9mm Short / .380 ACP) – Belgian / Browning design; 9mm Luger (9×19 Parabellum) – German; 9mm Wildey – USA (Wildey proprietary); .38 Super – USA; .38 Special – USA (Smith & Wesson)
Middle Row, left to right:
.357 Magnum – USA; .40 S&W – USA; 10mm Auto – USA; 10mm Magnum – USA; .44 Remington Magnum – USA; .45 Auto (ACP) – USA (Browning design); .45 Winchester Magnum – USA; .455 Webley – British; .454 Casull – USA; .475 Wildey – USA (Wildey proprietary); .50 AE (Action Express) – USA
Bottom Row, left to right:
H.P. – Hollow Point; S.J. – Semi-Jacketed; T.M.J. – Total Metal Jacket; S.W.C. – Semi-Wadcutter; H.B.W.C. – Hollow-Base Wadcutter; J.S.P. – Jacketed Soft Point; J.F.N. – Jacketed Flat Nose; L.R.N. – Lead Round Nose; F.M.J. – Full Metal Jacket; J.H.P. – Jacketed Hollow Point; .45 Reload (cutaway showing internal structure); H. Point – Hollow Point (alternative example)
Frame Measurements
Approx. 37cm x 29cm x 4cm (14½ x 11½ x 1½ inches)
Historical Note:
Educational and reference displays of this type became popular among collectors, gunsmiths, and sporting-goods retailers during the mid- to late-20th century. This example includes several significant modern pistol rounds introduced between the 1960s and 1980s, notably the .40 S&W (1990), 10mm Auto (1983), .454 Casull (1957 commercialised later), .475 Wildey (1984), and .50 Action Express (1988). The presence of both American and European designs, from the German 9mm Luger to the British .455 Webley, makes this a particularly comprehensive visual timeline of handgun cartridge development.
*Condition*
Cartridges and bullets remain clean and well-preserved with bright brass and copper finishes. Labels are intact and legible. The decorative wood and gilt frame is in very good condition with only light handling wear. Rear board secured with tape and hanging cord, stable and complete. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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