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Connecticut Cartridge Co (CCC)


  25-20 SS   33 WCF
  35 WCF   38-56
  38-70   40-50 Bal (Ballard)
  40-60 CF   40-60 M (Marlin)
  40-65   40-70 Bal (Ballard)
  40-70   40-82
  40-90 Bal (Ballard)   401 SL
  405    43 S&R B
  433 E (Egyptian)   44 R (Russian)
  45-60   45-70
  45-75       45-82
      45-85   45-90
  45-100 Sharps   50 Carb
  50-70 Gov't   50-70
  50-90 SH   50-95
  50-110   Basic

 


Creedmoore Cartridge Co (CCC)

    32 S&W SH      32-20 SH 
  38 CFW   38 CFW SH
    38-40     44 CFW

 

DC Co (Dominion Cartridge Co, Canada)

    22 Hornet     22 Savage
  22 WCF   25 ACP
  25-20 Win & Marlin    25 Remington
  25-35 Winchester   250 Savage
  6.5mm Mannlicher   6.5mm Swedish Mauser 
  270 Win   280 Ross
  7mm Mauser   30 Mauser Pistol
  30 Remington   300 Savage
  30-30 Win   30 USA
  30 USG   30-06 Springfield
  303 Savage   303 British
  303 Lee Metford   32 ACP
  32 S&W   32 Short Colt (SC or S)
  32 Long Colt (LC or Long)   32 S&W Long or S&W L
  32-44 S&W (Target and Gallery)   32-20 Win
  32-40 Winchester   32 Rem
  32 Winchester Special (WS or SPL)   8mm Mauser
  33 Winchester or Win   351 SLR
  35 Rem   38 ACP
  38 S&W   38 M&H
  38 Short Colt (Short or SC)   38 long Colt (Long, LC, LONG)
  38-44 S&W   38 S&W Special
  9mm Luger   38-40 Winchester or Win
  38-55 Win or Winchester   380 ACP
  380 Short   380 Short (Long Case)
  38-56 Win
40-60 Win
  40-60 Marlin
40-65 Win
    40-82 Win     401 Win
  41 Short Colt (Short, SC, SDA)   41 Long Colt (LONG, LDA, LC)
  43 Mauser   44 Bulldog or BD
  44 Webley   44 M&H
  44 Gamegetter or 44 G.G   44 S&W American
  44 S&W Russian   44 Colt
  44-40 Winchester or Win   44 Extra Long
  455 Webley    455 Colt
  45 ACP   45 Colt (also one mis-spelled as  Clot) 
  45 Enfield   45-60 Win
     45-70 Marlin      45-70 Win
  45-70 Gov't    45-70-405
  45-70-500   45-75 (regular and 99 & 00 for RCMP issued years)
      45-75 Win       45-85 Win
  45-90 Win   45 MH (Martini Henry) 
  450 EX (3.25" Express)   50-70 (US Government)
  50-95 EX (Winchester Express)   57 Snider

 577 Snider

 

PETERS

Peters Cartridge Co (1896-1934), Peters as a Division of Remington Arms Co (1935-1960)
Some early headstamps also featured a "QS" for quickshot powder.

  22 WCF (1908-1937)   22 Sav H.P (1912-1955)
  Velo Dog (1923-1928)   22 Hornet, (1932+)
  222 Rem (1950+)   222 Rem Mag (1958+)
  243 Win (1947+)   244 Rem (1955-?)
  25-20 (1896-?)   25-20 SS (1901-1946)
  25-21 (1902-1914)   25-25 (1902-1914)
     25-35 (1904 +)      25-36 (1902-1937)
  25-20 M.H.V (1908-1947)   25 ACP (1909+)
  25 Rem (1911-1955)   250 Sav (1919+)
  257 Robt (Roberts) (1946+)   6.5mm (1932-1946)
  270 Win (1925+)   7mm Mauser (1909+)
  28-30 (1902-1914)   280 Rem (1958+)
  30-30 (1901+)   30-30 Rem (1908-1925)
  30-40 (1902-?)   300 Sav (1923-?)
  30 Luger (1906-?)   30-06 (1909+)
  30-03 (1911-1937)   30 Rem (1926+)
  300 H&H (1938+)   303 Sav (1904+)
  303 British (1914+)   308 Win (1951+)
  7.65 Mauser (1917-1937)   8mm Mauser (1922+)
  8mm M/S (1923-1938)   32 Short (1896+)
  32 S&W (1896+)   32 Long (1896+)
  32 Colt NP (1897+)   32 S&W Long (1898+)
  32 ACP (1904+)   32 M&H (1902-1914)
  32-20 (1896+)   32-40 (1898+?)
  32-30 H.V (1908-1938)   32-40 H.V (1902-1938)
  32 Special (1902+)   32 W SL (Win Special) (1908-1956)
  32 Ideal (1904-1914)   32 Rem (1908-?)
  33 WCF (1906-1946)   348 Win (1935)
  35 WCF (1906-1946)   35 SL (1908-1957)
  35 Rem (1908-?)   351 SLR (1908-?)
  35 S&W Auto (1914-1937)   9mm Luger (1922+)
  357 Mag (1935+)   38 S&W (1896+)
  38 Short (1896+)   38 LDA (1898-?)
  38 S&W Spl (1901-1946)   38-44 (1902-1914)
  38 ACP (1906+)   38 Colt NP (1906-?)
  38 Colt Spec (1911-1946)   38 Special (1946+)
  38 Colt Gov't (1912-1938)   38 Spl HV (1932-1938)
  38-55 (1898+)   38-56 (1898-1946)
  38-55 H.V (1904-1938)   380 CAPH (1909-1912)
  380 Auto (1911+)   38-40 HV (1932-1938)
  40-65 (1898-1946)   40-82 (1898-1946)
  401 SL (1911-1957)   405 W (1906-1946)
  41 SDA (1898-1938)   41 LDA (1898-1938)
    44-40 (1896+)     44 S&W Russ (1901-1957)
  44 Colt/S&W (1901-1919)   44 Webley (1906-1937)
  44 Bulldog (1906-1937)   44 S&W Am (American) (1909-1938)
  44 S&W Spl (1909+)   44 Game Getter (1911-1938)
  44-40 HV (1911-1938)   44 X Long (1917-1937)
  44 S&W Mag (1957+)   45 Colt (1898+)
  45 ACP (1908+)   45 AR (1923-?)
  45 S&W (1927-1937)   45-60 (1898-1938)
      45-70 (1898-?)       45-90 (1898-1938)

 


ROBIN HOOD ARMS COMPANY (RHA Co)


    25 Auto     32 S&W (shot, blank and ball)
     38 S&W (shot, blank, ball)      38 Auto
    38 Long Colt      38 Special
  38 WCF (38-40)   44 WCF
  44 Gamegetter   45 Auto
  8mm Lebel   30-06 (not confirmed)

 


  Savage Repeating Arms Co (S.R.A Co, S.A Co, S.A Corp, Savage)
                Symbols used on chart to denote headstamp types:

                                                                  S.R.A Co: +        S.A Co: *      Savage: #      S.A or SA Corp: **


 
  22 S HP or 22 HP *, **   22 Hornet, **, #
  222 REM. #   243 Win, #
  25 Auto, **, #   250-3000, **, #
  25 REM, **   25-20 Hi P, #
  25-35, *   270 Win, #
  30-30 *, **, #   30-30 WCF, ** 
  30 Rem, **   300 Savage, **, 300 Sav, #
  30 Krag, **   303, +, *
     303 Sav, *, **, #     30-06, **, #
  308 Win, #   32 A.C.P, *
  32 A.S.P, *, **   32 SPL, **, #
  32 S&W, **   32 Rem, **
  32-20, **   32-20 Hi P, #
  32-40 or 32-50 H.P, *   35 Rem, **, #
  38 S&W, *   38 S&W SPL, #
    380 A.S.P, *, **      38-55 or 38-55 H.P, *


 

UNION Cap & Chemical Company (UC Co)


     32 S&W       38 S&W 
  38-40   44-40


Union Metallic Company (UMC Co)


  22 Win SS (Winchester Single shot)   22 X Long (Maynard)
  22-15-60 (Stevens)   236 USN
  236 R   6mm USN
  25-20 (Single shot)   25-21 (Stevens)
       25-20 Mar (Marlin)        25-25 (Stevens)
  25-36 Marlin   250 Savage
  28-30-120 (Stevens)   303 Savage
  30 USA   30-03 or 30 mod 03
  30 Blake   30-30
  30-30 Rem   300 Rook

 30 Luger
32 H&R
  303 British   30-06 SPRG
  32 ACP   32 Ex Long
  32 SL or SLR   32 Protector
  32 Ideal   32 SC, SCF, Short or S
  32 LR (Long Rifle)   32 LC, LCF, Long or L
  32 Colt NP   32 S&W
  32 S&W (rifle)   32 EX Long (Ballard)
  32 WCF   32 M&H 
  32 CLMR   32-13 M&B
  32-20 Marlin   32-30 Rem
  32-35 Stevens   32-40 Ballard
  32-40 Rem   32-40 Bullard
  32-40 Win (normal & Raised HS)   32-44 S&W
  7mm Mauser or 7mm   33 WCF
  8mm Pieper   35 WCF
  38 WCF   38 Extra Long or Ex Long
  38 S&W   38 M&H
  38  Short, S or SC   38 Long, L or LC
  38 CLMR   38 S&W SPL
  38-20 M&B   38-40 Win (normal & Raised HS)
  38-40 Marlin   38-40 Rem
  38-44 S&W   38-45 Bullard
  38-50 Rem
38-55 Ballard
  38-55 Marlin   38-55 Win (Normal & Raised HS)
  38-56 Marlin   38-56 Win
  38-70 WCF   38-72
  38-90 WCF or 38 EX   405 WCF
  40-50 Sharps & Rem   40-60 WCF (Normal & Raised HS)
  40-60 Marlin (Normal & Raised HS)   40-60 CLMR
  40-65 WCF   40-65 Sharps & Rem
  40-70 Sharps & Rem   40-70 Sharps
  40-70 WCF   40-70 Ballard
  40-70 Peabody What a cheer   40-75 Bullard
  40-75 WCF   40-82 WCF
  40-85 Ballard   40-90 Sharps (Necked 3.25" & 2.6")
  40-90 Rem   40-90 Ballard
  40-90 Bullard   40-90 What a cheer
  40-110 WCF or EX   41 Short, SC, S or SA
  41 Long, LC, L or LDA   41 SDA
  42 Russian   42 Russ Carb
  43 Spanish   43 Egyptian
  43 Mauser    
  44 S&W R (Russian)   44 S&W Am (American)
  44 S&W   44 M&H
  44 Colt   44 Long Ballard
  44 Ex Long Ballard   44 Ex Long Wesson
  44 CLMR   44 WCF or 44-40 Win (Normal & Raised HS)
  44 Evans   44 Evans NM
  44 Webley   44 Bulldog
  44-40 Marlin   44-60 Sporting
  44-77 Rem   44-77 Sharps
  44-90 Sharps   44-90 Rem Special
  44-90 (rem Straight)   44-95 What a cheer
  44-105 Sharps   45 Webley
  45 ACP   45 Danish
  45 S&W   45 Colt
  45 Peabody Martini   45 Gov't
  45-50 Peabody   45-60 WCF or 45-60 Win (Normal & Raised HS)
  45-70   45-70 Gov't
  45-70 Marlin   45-70 Sharps ex
  45-70 Sharps (Straight)   45-70 Win (Normal & Raised HS)
  45-75 Sharps   45-75 Win or WCF
  45-82 Win or WCF   45-85 Win or WCF (Normal & Raised HS)
  45-85 CLMR   45-85 Marlin
  45-85 Bullard   45 Van Choate
  45 Roumanian   45-90 Sharps
  45-90 WCF   45-105 Sharps
  45-120 Sharps   45-125 Sharps
  45-125 WCF or EX   50 (Pistol)
  50 Carb   50-70 Gov't
  50-90 Sharps   50-95 Win Express or EX
  50-100 WCF or EX   50-110 Win Express or EX
  50-115 Bullard    50 3 1/4 Sharps 
     50-140        
  57 Snyder   58 Carb
 
58 Roberts  
1" Nordenfeldt


 

United States Cartridge Co (USC CO or U.S)

  22 Hornet   22 HP (Savage Hi Power)
      25 CA   25 Rem
  250 Sav (Savage)       25-20 (Single shot)
  25-20   25-20 HV
  25-35   6.5mm (Mauser)
  6.5mm (Mannlicher)   280 Ross
  7mm (Mauser)   7.63 Mauser
  7.65 Luger   30 Gov Mod 03
  30-06 (Various date codes)   30 Rem
  30-30 Rem   30-30 (some with stars)
  30 Gov   30-40
  300 Sav (Savage)   303 Sav (Savage)
  303 British   7.62 m-m (7.62 Russian)
  7.65 m-m   32 SC
  32 S&W   32 Colt NP
  32 ACP   32 LC (short & long cases)
  32 S&W L   32 WCF
  32 WHV   32 SLR
  32 REM   32 WS (Winchester Special)
  32-40   32-40 HV
  33 WCF   35 Rem
  35 WCF   35 SLR
  351 SLR   9m/m Luger
  9m/m BL   357 S&W
  38 Short   38 Long
  380 Auto   38 S&W
    38 ACP     38 Colt NP
  38 Colt Spl   38 Spl Speed
  38 S&W Spl   380 CAPH
  38 WCF   38-40 HV
  38-55   38-55 HV
     41 SDA (short & Long cases)      41 LDA
  44 Colt   44 S&W A (American)
  44 S&W R (Russian)   44 S&W Spl

 44 Bulldog
44 HV
  44 Webley   44 WCF
  44-40 HV   45 AR
  45 ACP   45-70 HV
  45 Colt   45-70


 

Western Cartridge Co (WC CO)
 
    25-20 Win     25-35 Win
  30-30   303 Sav
  32 ACP   32 S&W
  32 S&W L   32 Short
  32 Long   32 Colt NP
  32 SP'L   32-20
  32-40   38 Short
  38 Long   38 S&W
     38 S&W SP'L      38 Colt N.P
  38-40   38-55
  41 S.D.A   41 L.D.A
  44-40   45 Colt

 

WRA Co (Winchester Repeating Arms)

     22 WCF     22 Savage
       22 Hornet        22 Ex Long (Extra Long Maynard)

 236 U.S.N (Rimmed and Rimless)   25-20 (Single Shot) & WHV
  25-20 Mar (Marlin) & Mar H.V   25-21 (Stevens)
  250-3000 Sav   25-25 (Stevens)
  25-35 WCF   25 Rem
  25-100 Winchester (experimental)   25 Auto or AC or ACP

 25-36 Mar (Marlin)   6mm Lee Navy & 6mm USN, rimmed and rimless
  270 WCF   280 Ross

 7mm Mauser   30 WCF (30-30)
  7.62 Russ (Russian)   7.63 Mauser
  7.65 Luger   7.65 Lugar & 7.65 R.S
  9mm Luger and Luger Auto   9.8mm AC (Automatic Colt)
  30 USG   30 US Army
  30-06 Springfield   300 Savage

 30 Rem   30 Luger
  303 English (Lee Metford)   303 British
  303 Sav   31-63 WCF (experimental)
  32 Ideal   32 Short Colt (S, S.C or Short)
  32 Long Colt (Long, L, LC, or LCF)   32 S&W
  32 WCF   32 L.H&R
  32 A.C   32 B.A
  32 C.A   320 C.F
  32 S&W Long or L   32-44 S&W
  32 M&H (unheadstamped only known)   32 Winchester Special, Sp'l, or W.S
  32 CLMR   32 S.L
  32 COLT NP   32 WHV M-92
  32 ACP   32 Protector
  32 Extra Long or Ex L   32-20 or with WCF
  32-40 WHV   32-40 or with WCF
  32-40 Mar (Marlin)   32-40 Bul (Bullard)
  32-60-185 Winchester   32-70 USN (rimmed & Rimless)
  33 W.C.F   34 W.C.F
  345 S.L (experimental)   35 S.L.C.F

 35 W.C.F   35 S&W
  35 S.L   35 Rem
  38 WHV M-92   38 Short Colt (SC, SCF, S, Short)
  38 long Colt (Long, LC, LCF or L)   38 ACP or AC
  38 EX or EX.L   38 Colt SPL
  38 Colt NP   38 C.L.M.R
  38 M&H   38 S&W
  38 S&W Special (Special or SP'L)   38-40 Win
  38-44 S&W   38-40 WHV
  38-45 Bul (Bullard)   38-50 Remington (reported but not known for sure)
  38-55 WCF   38-55 W.H.V
  38-55 Bal (Ballard) (lg &Sm primers)   38-56 WCF
  38-70 WCF   38-72 WCF
  38-90 WCF or Ex   380 CF
  380 C.A or C.A.P.H   40-50 S.S (Sharps Straight)
  40-50 Reg   -

 40-60 Mar (Marlin) some with raised HS   40-60 WCF
  40 EX   40-60 Colt
  40-65 Bal (Ballard)   40-65 WCF and WHV
  40-70 Bul (Bullard)   40-70 Bal (Ballard)
  40-70 Winchester (W.C.F)   40-70 (Sharps Necked)
  40-70 S.S (Sharps Straight)   40-70 WHV
  40-72 WCF   40-82 WCF
  40-85 Bal (Ballard)   40-90
  40-90 Bal (Ballard)   40-90 Bul (Bullard)
  40-90 S.S (Sharps Straight)   40-110 Winchester (Express)
  401 SL   405 Winchester
  41 Colt Short, (Short, SDA, SA, SC)   41 CF (Colt Short , long case)
  41 Colt Long (LDA, Long)   42 Russian
  43 Mauser   43 Spanish (43-77)
  44 L (long)   44 Ballard
  44 Ex Long Ballard   44 CLMR
  44 B.D (Bulldog)   44 Webley or WEB
  44 Colt   44 M&H
  44 S&W R (Russian)   44 S&W AM (American)
  44 G.G (Gamegetter)   44 S&W Special (SP'L)
  44 Evans NM ( New Model)   44 Evans
  44 Henry CF   44 Extra Long
  44-40 Win   44-40 WHV
  44 Long Wesson   44-60 Winchester
  44-75 Ballard   44-77 Sharps
  44-90 (Sharps)   44-100 Ballard (unheadstamped)
  44 WCF   455 Eley
  45 Colt   455 Colt
  45 AC, ACP   45 AR
  45 S&W Schoefield   45 Webley or WEB
  455 Webley or WEB   450 Adams or 450 CF
  45-60 WCF   450 Colt 
  45 Ex   45 EXPO
  45-70 Mar (Marlin)   45-70 WHV
  45-70 or 45-70 GOV'T or USG   45-75 WCF
  45-75 (Sharps, unheadstamped)   45-82 WCF
  45-85 Bul (Bullard)   45-85 Mar (Marlin)
  45-85 WCF   45-90 WCF or WHV
  45-90 Sharps (unheadstamped)   45-100 Ballard (Unheadstamped)
  45-100 Sharps (unheadstamped)   45-105 Sharps (Unheadstamped)
  45-125 WCF or EXP   46 WCF
  50 Carbine or CARB   50 Pistol
  50-70  or 50-70 Gov't   50-70 Sharps (unheadstamped)
  50-95 WCF or EX   50-100 Sharps (unheadstamped)
  50-100-450    50-110 WCF or EX
  50-115 Bullard (unheadstamped)   50-140 WCF or EX
  58 Musket       58 Carb (Carbine)
  70-150 Winchester   1" Gatling
  8-16 (Contract 276 Enfield made for Canada)   U.S.A  (11.15x60R)
      8mm   35 Auto (rifle)
      Comblain (11.4 Brazilian)       Montenegrin Extra (11.3x36R)
  MA 1914 WRA (7.65 Argentine contract)   -

 Protector (32 Protector)
Velo-Dog (5.5 Velo dog)

 

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