Cartridge Collection

A Winchester Cartridge display board, with a comprehensive selection of metallic
1764812 A Winchester Cartridge display board, with a comprehensive selection of metallic, brass and paper-case rifle and shot cartridges arranged in the form of an extended W (metallic)

Confederate Richmond Musketoon
3481447 Confederate Richmond Musketoon; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate Richmond Arsenal manufactured musketoon for mounted infantry and cavalry use); © Don Troiani

Packet of 10 cartridges For Burnside's Carbine Caliber .54
3027893 Packet of 10 cartridges For Burnside's Carbine Caliber .54; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War)

Opened packet of .54 caliber paper cartridges
3027509 Opened packet of .54 caliber paper cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: Opened packet of .54 caliber paper cartridges); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

American Civil War ,.54 caliber Minnie ball & paper cartridge
3027507 American Civil War ,.54 caliber Minnie ball & paper cartridge ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

British Enfield Minie projectiles
3027505 British Enfield Minie projectiles; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Enfield Minie projectiles); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge, Joslyn cartridge
3027499 .58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge, Joslyn cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: .58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge)

69 Caliber paper cartridge
3027498 .69 Caliber paper cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: .69 Caliber paper cartridge); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Sharps Infantry Rifle
3481443 Sharps Infantry Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Model 1859 Sharps Breech loading Infantry Rifle carried by Thomas Campbell, Company A , 9th Pennsylvania Reserves); © Don Troiani

58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner)
3027503 .58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner); Private Collection; (add.info.: .58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner)); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Burnside carbine brass cartridge
3027490 Burnside carbine brass cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Burnside carbine brass cartridge); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Starr Breech Loading Carbine
3481446 Starr Breech Loading Carbine; Private Collection; (add.info.: Starr Breech Loading Carbine); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Confederate Ashville Rifle
3481442 Confederate Ashville Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate , North Carolina , Ashville , Percussion Rifle lock plate detail); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Package of ten imported British Enfield .577 cartridges
3027495 Package of ten imported British Enfield .577 cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Package of ten imported British Enfield .577 cartridges); © Don Troiani

Ammunition Box for.69 caliber paper cartridges
3027511 Ammunition Box for.69 caliber paper cartridges ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Confederate .58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge
3027510 Confederate .58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Confederate .58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge with minie ball)

Box Of 10 .52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets
3027911 Box Of 10 .52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Box Of 10 .52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets); © Don Troiani

Percussion Caps in cardboard box
3027491 Percussion Caps in cardboard box; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Percussion Caps in cardboard box); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Cartouches trouvées les 25 et 26 Août, 1914... between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Cartouches trouvees les 25 et 26 Aout, 1914... between 1910 and 1920. First World War ammunition. Cartouches trouvees...sur le champ de bataille de Remereville et de Crevic dans des chargeurs portes

Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Kent factory of Schlesinger & Wells during the Crimean War - extensive contract for the supply of ball cartridges to the Turkish

Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Our illustration was taken [at]...the Royal Laboratory Department...near the Plumstead marshes

Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Artist: Theodore R Davis
Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Machines speeded up production after the Civil War. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

WW2 - Loading Machine Gun Cartridge Cases
A photograph of some British WW2 Royal Air Force airmen loading machine gun cartridge cases. Date: circa 1940s

Advertisement for Smokeless Diamond Sporting gunpowder by Curtis's and Harvey Ltd. Showing shotgun cartridge with name and logo

Confederate Ashville Rifle
3481453 Confederate Ashville Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate, North Carolina, Ashville, Percussion Rifle); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Attempt to Shoot the Queen at the Windsor Railway Station (engraving)
1623872 Attempt to Shoot the Queen at the Windsor Railway Station (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

m1855 Pistol Carbine with Maynard tape primer
3481450 m1855 Pistol Carbine with Maynard tape primer; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States m1855 Pistol Carbine with Maynard tape primer and detachable shoulder stock); © Don Troiani

Model 1851 US Cadet Musket
3481452 Model 1851 US Cadet Musket; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Model 1851 US Cadet Musket as used by Cadets at the United States Military Academy and West Point)

Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), by Albrecht DAOErer, wood engraving, published 1881
Philipp Melanchthon (1497 - 1560) was a companion of Martin Luther during the Reformation and influential designer of the educational system

Leather Cartridge Case, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Fred Hassebrock
Leather Cartridge Case, 1935/1942

A Curious Story of a Crocodile, a leaf from a Travellers Note-Book (litho)
1039487 A Curious Story of a Crocodile, a leaf from a Travellers Note-Book (litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Curious Story of a Crocodile)

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun (engraving)
1620281 Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun)

Two Mk III. 45 in live Martini-Henry rifle small arm ball cartridges, c. 1875 (metal)
3062598 Two Mk III.45 in live Martini-Henry rifle small arm ball cartridges, c.1875 (metal) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English

Firing Trials with the Eighty-One Ton Gun at Shoeburyness (engraving)
1602529 Firing Trials with the Eighty-One Ton Gun at Shoeburyness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving)
1603490 The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah)

Snipe and Redshank, 1872 (w / c & pencil on paper)
PEF316772 Snipe and Redshank, 1872 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Conder, Claude (1848-1910); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; (add.info.: dated 23.12.72; ); ePalestine Exploration Fund; English

The playwright Marc Antoine Legrand (1673-1728) visiting the brigand Louis Dominique
ELD5620107 The playwright Marc Antoine Legrand (1673-1728) visiting the brigand Louis Dominique Garthausen dit Cartridge (1693-1721)

Small Arms in the International Exhibition (engraving)
1587935 Small Arms in the International Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Small Arms in the International Exhibition)

The Prussian Needle-Gun and the Snider-Enfield Rifle (engraving)
1103429 The Prussian Needle-Gun and the Snider-Enfield Rifle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prussian Needle-Gun and the Snider-Enfield Rifle)

The Dynamite Plots to destroy the London Railway Stations, the Infernal Machines (engraving)
1061494 The Dynamite Plots to destroy the London Railway Stations, the Infernal Machines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Experiments with Cotton Gunpowder near Faversham (engraving)
1611631 Experiments with Cotton Gunpowder near Faversham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Experiments with Cotton Gunpowder near Faversham)

The Last Cartridge (engraving)
1249022 The Last Cartridge (engraving) by Vernet, Horace (1789-1863) (after); BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

Patron, or cartridge box, c. 1600 (steel, wood, brass & leather)
490917 Patron, or cartridge box, c.1600 (steel, wood, brass & leather) by German School, (17th century); 14x8.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

New Military Armament and Equipment (litho)
1627190 New Military Armament and Equipment (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Military Armament and Equipment)

The New English, French and German Magazine Rifles (engraving)
1038430 The New English, French and German Magazine Rifles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New English, French and German Magazine Rifles)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1051385 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1051589 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

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"From War to Sport: The Evolution of the Cartridge" During World War II, loading machine gun cartridge cases became a crucial task in the battlefield. Soldiers relied on these cartridges for their weapons, ensuring they were always ready for action. In a different context, an advertisement by Curtis's and Harvey Ltd showcased the Smokeless Diamond Sporting gunpowder. With its marvellously quick ignition, this powder promised no fluttering birds would escape your aim when using their shotgun cartridges. Winchester also played a significant role in the world of cartridges with their comprehensive selection of metallic options displayed on a board. Their dedication to quality and variety made them a trusted name among firearm enthusiasts. Moving away from warfare and into ancient history, we find intriguing depictions of cartridges in Egyptian art. In the tomb of Amen Khopshef, Goddess Hathor is seen alongside the prince with royal cartridges symbolizing power and protection. The winged sun adorned with uraeus and royal cartridges belonging to Ramesses III further emphasizes the significance placed upon these objects during that time period. Even Vickers-Armstrong Elswick Works in Newcastle Upon Tyne had its involvement in manufacturing munitions during World War I. Indian factory workers diligently produced these vital components for war efforts. Egyptian art continues to captivate us as we explore reliefs depicting gods such as Ptah and Wadjet at Karnak temple. These intricate carvings serve as reminders of how deeply ingrained cartridge symbolism was within ancient Egyptian culture. Whether it be through wartime necessities or historical artifacts, one thing remains clear – the cartridge has evolved from being solely associated with ammunition to becoming an emblematic representation of power, precision, and even sporting prowess throughout history.