Some Common Specialties Among Cartridge Collectors
(Calibers, makers/nationality, technical features, or any other criteria that appeal to a collector)

New collectors may be mystified by some of the terms, but eventually their meaning will become obvious.

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(Click on the Specialty llink to see some sample items)
 
 
.22 boxes Color Tips  Peters 
.30 MI Carbine  Combustible  Phoenix M.C.CO 
.303 British  Crittenden & Tibbals  Pinfire 
.30-06  Dummy  Pistol 
.38 Special  Dutch  Police 
.44-40  East-Bloc  Powder Cans 
.45 A.C.P.  English  Reloading Tools 
.45-70  Experimental  Remington 
0.5 Federal Cartridge Co.  Revolver 
0.58 Frankford Arsenal  Rifle 
5.56x45 (.223)  French  Rimfire 
7.62x39  General  Robin Hood 
7.92 Mauser  German  Sharps 
9mm Parabellum  Gyro-Jet/MBA  Shotshell Boxes 
20mm & larger  Headstamps  Shotshells 
Advertising  Incendiary  Special Purpose 
Artillery  Industrial  Spencer 
Automatic  Inside Primed  Sporting 
Belts & Clips  Japanese  U.M.C. 
Big Game  Maynard  U.S. 
Black Powder  Metric  US Cartridge Co 
Canadian Military  Western 
Centerfire  Military Boxes  Winchester 
Chargers & Clips  NATO  Yacht Shells
Civil War  Patent Ignition 

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Revised 9 September 2001