Service Cartridges

Left to right: 6.5x50 Japanese, 7.92x33 German, 7.62x33 U.S., 7.62x39 Russian, 7.62x45 Czech, 7x49 FAL for Venezuela, 5.45x39 Russian, 5.56x45 NATO, 7.62x51 NATO. Photo ©2004 Anthony G. Williams.

Experimental Full Caliber Cartridges

Left to right: 7.62x39 AK-47 for scale, .30 Pedersen (7.62x20), 7.65 Mannlicher Carbine (7.62x32), 7.65 Swiss (7.62x35), 7.5 Swiss (7.62x38), 7.65 Swiss MP (7.65x38), French 7.65 Model 48 (7.92x35), CETME Model 53 (7.92x40). Photo ©2004 Anthony G. Williams.

Experimental Reduced Caliber Cartridges Down to 6mm

Left to right: 6.5mm Arisaka for scale (6.5x50SR), .276 Pedersen (7x51), .280/30 EM-2 (7x43), .27 NATO (6.65x51), 6.45 Swiss Pat. 80 (6.45x48), .25 Winchester(6.35x48), .25/30 NATO (6.35x51), 6.25 British (6.25x43, case only), 6mm SAW (6x45). Photo ©2004 Anthony G. Williams.

Experimental Reduced Caliber Cartridges 6mm and Less

Left to right: 5.56mm APDS for scale, .22/30NATO (5.56x51), 5.56 Swiss Eiger (5.56x48), .22 APG (5.56x33), 4.85mm British (5x45), 4.6 H&K/CETME (4.6x36), .17 US (4.3x46), 4.35 German (4.3x45), 3.5 FN (3.5x50), .12 US (3x47). Photo ©2004 Anthony G. Williams.

Experimental Exotic Cartridges

Left to right: sectioned 5.56mm NATO for scale, part-plastic cased 5.56mm (dated 1964), .330 Amron Aerojet (8.38x69), sectioned 7.62 NATO duplex loading (7.62x51), XM645 SPIW (5.56x57B), XM144 SPIW (5.56x44), sectioned XM215 SPIW (5.56x44B), 5.56mm folded path, 5.56mm Hughes Lockless, 4.7mm H&K G11. Photo ©2004 Anthony G. Williams.