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Table of handgun and rifle cartridges by year
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Table of selected handgun, submachine gun, rifle and machine gun cartridges by year.
| Name | Date | Nation | Size Metric | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .22 Short | 1857 | USA | Oldest commercial cartridge being loaded today | ||
| .44 Henry | 1860 | USA | also known as .44 Rimfire, .44 Long Rimfire, or 11x23mmR | ||
| .577 Snider | 1866 | United Kingdom | 14.5x51mm Rimmed | The first black powder cartridge for British military use. | |
| .50 Remington (M71 Army) | 1867 | USA | 12.7mm | .508 | |
| .450 Boxer/.450 Revolver/.450 Adams | 1868 | United Kingdom | 10.75x58mm Rimmed | Designed by American inventor/soldier Hiram Berdan, adpopted by Russia in trapdoor 1868 and turnbolt 1870 Berdan Rifles. Also known as the .42 Berdan or 4.2 Line Berdan. | |
| .44 S&W (Smith & Wesson) | 1869 | USA | 11.0x29mm Rimmed | - | |
| .577/450 Martini-Henry | 1871 | United Kingdom | 11.43x60R (61R)mm Rimmed | The second black powder cartridge for British military use. Evolved from the .577 Snider, lengthened and necked down to .45 (nominal) caliber. Used in the Martini rifles from 1871 to the present. | |
| 11x60mm Mauser | 1871 | Germany | 11x60mm Rimmed | The first black powder cartridge adopted in large numbers by the unified German Army, it was used in the 1871 and 1871/84 rifles. | |
| .50-90 Sharps | 1872 | USA | - | The mainstay of the American bison (buffalo) hunter | |
| .45-70 Government | 1873 | USA | - | One of the oldest centerfire cartridges still in commercial production | |
| .44-40 Winchester | 1873 | USA | - | .427 |
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