Editing Table of cartridges

Three tables, one per century, of pistol, submachine gun, rifle, revolver and machine gun cartridges by year.  A fourth table, specifically for [[wildcats]], may be added later or [[Talk:Table of cartridges by year|may be placed in its own page]].

==19th century==

{| class="wikitable sortable"  
! Name || Date || Nation || Size <br>Metric || Comments ||width="100" | Image
|-
| [[.22 Short]] || 1857
| align=center| USA || 5.7mm
| Oldest commercial cartridge being loaded today ||[[File:22short.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.44 Henry]] || 1860
| align=center| USA || 11.3mm
| Originally designed for use in "''[[that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week]].''" ||[[File:44 henry flat long case.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.50 Remington]] (M71 Army) || 1867 
| align=center| USA ||12.7 mm || .508
|-
| [[.450 Boxer]]/.450 Revolver/.450 [[Robert Adams of London|Adams]] 
| 1868 
| align=center| Britain
| 
| .455
|-
| [[.44 S&W]] ([[Smith & Wesson]])|| 1869 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[.32 S&W]] (Smith & Wesson)|| 1870 
| align=center|USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[.22 Long]] || 1871 
| align=center| USA ||5.7mm || second oldest surviving rimfire cartridge ||[[Image:22 long.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.50-90 Sharps]] ||1872
| align=center| USA ||-
|The mainstay of the American Buffalo Hunter
|-
| [[.45-70|.45-70 Government]] ||1873
| align=center| USA ||-
|One of the oldest centerfire cartridges still in commercial production ||[[Image:45-70 Government dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.44-40]] [[Oliver Winchester|Winchester]] || 1873 
| align=center| USA ||- || .427
|-
| [[.45 Colt]] || 1873 
| align=center| USA || 11.58 &times; 32 mm || Used in both pistol and rifle, sometimes referred to as .45 Long Colt. ||[[Image:45 Colt dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.476 Enfield]]
|1880
| align=center|United Kingdom
|
|
|-
| [[.32-20 Winchester]] || 1882 
| align=center| USA ||-  ||-
|-
| [[.38-55 Winchester]] || 1884 
| align=center| USA ||-  ||-
|-
| [[.22 CB]] || 1888 
| align=center| USA || 5.6mm || low-power target round ||Not Available
|-
| [[7.92 x 57 mm]] Mauser || 1888 
| align=center| Germany || 7.92 x 57 mm || AKA 8 x 57 mm Mauser ||[[Image:8 x 57 IS.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.455 Webley]]
| 1889
|align=center|United Kingdom
|
|year of approval
|-
| [[7.5 x 55 Schmidt Rubin]] || 1889 
| align=center| Switzerland || 7.5 x 55 mm ||AKA GP-11
|-
| [[.303 British]] || 1889 
| align=center| Britain || 7.7 x 56 mm || ||[[Image:303 British dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[9 x 57 Mauser]] || 1890s 
| align=center| Germany || 9.06 x 56.8 mm || -
|-
| [[7.62 x 54 mm R|7.62 x 54R]] || 1891 
| align=center| Russia || 7.62 x 54 mm || Oldest cartridge still in official military use, used in [[Dragunov Sniper Rifle|SVD Dragunov]] with Russia and the [[Puşca Semiautomată cu Lunetă|PSL rifles]] with many other countries.
|-
| [[.30-40 Krag]] || 1892 || align=center| USA ||.308<br>7.82mm ||-
|-
| [[.38 Long Colt]] || 1892 || align=center| USA ||9.65 mm  ||-
|-
| [[7 x 57 mm Mauser]] || 1892 
| align=center| Germany || 7 &times; 57 mm ||-
|-
| [[6.5 x 55 mm]] || 1895 
| align=center| Union of Sweden<br>and Norway || 6.5 &times; 55 mm ||-
|-
| [[.30-30 Winchester]]  || 1895 
| align=center| USA ||-  
| First smokeless cartridge designed for big game hunting ||[[Image:30-30 specs.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[.450 Nitro Express]]
|1895
|align=center|United Kingdom
|
|by J. Rigby smokeless cartridge based upon .450 Black Powder Express  
|-
| [[6.5 mm Arisaka]] || 1897 
| align=center| Japan || 6.5 &times; 50 mm ||-
|-
| [[.32 ACP|7.65 mm Browning]] || 1899 
| align=center| Belgium ||-  || .32 ACP ||[[Image:32ACP.jpg|100px]]
|}

==20th century==

{| class="wikitable sortable"  
! Name || Date || Nation || Size <br>Metric || Comments ||width="100" | Image
|-
| [[7.65 mm Parabellum]] || 1900 
| align=center| Germany ||-  || Also .30 Luger
|-
|.450 
|circa 1900
|align=center|United Kingdom
|
|bottle necked cartridge for the Webley-[[Mars Automatic Pistol]]
|-
| [[.38 ACP]] || 1900 
| align=center| USA ||- || aka the "38 auto" || [[File:38 ACP dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.32 S&W Long]] (Smith & Wesson) || 1901 
| align=center| USA ||- || long .32 S&amp;W
|-
| [[9 mm Luger]] || 1902 
| align=center| Germany || 9 &times; 19 mm || AKA 9 mm Parabellum ||[[Image:9mm Parabellum (Luger).jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.38 Special]] || 1902 
| align=center| USA ||- ||- ||[[Image:38 special.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[.600 Nitro Express]]
|1903
|align=center|United Kingdom
|
|Jeffrey, 900-grain (58 g) bullet 1,950 ft/s (590 m/s) at muzzle
|-
| [[.45 ACP]] || 1905 
| align=center| USA ||- || Automatic Colt Pistol ||[[Image:45 ACP.jpg|100px]]
|-
| .32 Winchester || 1905 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| .35 Remington || 1906 || align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[.25 ACP]] || 1906 || align=center|USA || 6.35 mm ||- ||[[Image:25 ACP dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.30-06 Springfield]] || 1906 
| align=center| USA || 7.62 x 63 ||- ||[[Image:.30-06 Springfield.jpg|100px]]
|-
| .470 Nitro Express || 1907 
| align=center| Britain ||- || Joseph Lang
|-
| [[.44 Special]] || 1908 
| align=center| USA ||- ||- ||[[Image:44 Smith & Wesson Special.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.380 ACP|9 mm Browning Short]] || 1912 
| align=center| Belgium ||- || also called .380 Automatic ||[[Image:380acp.jpg|100px]]
|-
| 250-3000 || 1915 
| align=center| USA ||- || 3000 ft/s (910 m/s)
|-
| .300 Savage || 1920 
| align=center| USA ||- || - 
|-
| [[.50 BMG]] || 1921
| align=center| USA ||12.7 x 99 mm|| used in Heavy Machine Guns and [[anti-materiel rifle]]s ||[[Image:50 Browning Machine Gun.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.270 Winchester]] || 1925 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[.38 Super Auto]] || 1929 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[.22 Hornet]] || 1930 
| align=center| USA ||- || First centerfire cartridge widely adapted for varminting || [[Image:22 Hornet.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[7.92 DS]] || 1934
| align=center| Poland || 7,92 x 107 mm ||Used for [[Karabin przeciwpancerny wz.35|kbk ppanc wz.35]] [[anti-tank rifle]]
|-
| [[.357 Magnum]] || 1935 
| align=center| USA ||- || Long .38 Special ||[[Image:357 Magnum dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.220 Swift]] || 1935 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| .348 Winchester || 1936 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[7.92 x 33 mm|7.9 mm Kurz]] || 1938 
| align=center| Germany ||- ||- ||[[Image:7.92x33mm Kurz.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[6.5 x 68]] || 1939 
| align=center| Germany ||- ||-
|-
| [[8 x 68 S]] || 1939 
| align=center| Germany ||- ||-
|-
| [[.218 Bee]] || 1938 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[7.7mm Arisaka]] || 1939 
| align=center| Japan ||-   ||-
|-
| [[.30 Carbine]] || 1940 
| align=center| USA || 7.62 x 33 mm ||- ||[[Image:30 M1 Carbine.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[7.62 x 39 mm]] || 1943 
| align=center| USSR ||- || .311 from 7.9 mm Kurz ||[[Image:762x39CartDrawing.jpg|100px]]
|- 
|[[.280 British]]
|1948
|align=center|United Kingdom
|7 mm
|also known as 7 mm FN Short, intermediate round adopted in 1951 || Not Available
|- 
|[[.30-30 Ackley]]
|1949
|align=center|United States
|
|Wildcat variant of the [[Win 30-30]] by PO Ackley || [[File:3030 Ackley spec.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.222 Remington]]  || 1950 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-  ||[[Image:222 Remington specs.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[7.62 × 51 mm NATO|7.62 x 51 mm]] || 1950 
| align=center| Belgium/USA ||- || NATO (1953), T65 .308 ||Not Available
|-
| [[.454 Casull]] || 1954 
| align=center| USA ||- || Long .45 Colt || [[Image:454Casull.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.308 Winchester]] || 1955 
| align=center| USA ||- || Civilian 7.62 mm NATO ||[[Image:.308 Winchester.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.44 Magnum|.44 Remington Magnum]] || 1955 
| align=center| USA ||- || Long .44 Special ||[[Image:44 Remington Magnum.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.223 Remington]] || 1955 
| align=center| USA ||- || Long .222 Remington ||[[Image:223 Remington.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.243 Winchester]] || 1955 
| align=center| USA ||6 mm x 51 mm || 6 mm, from .308
|-
| [[.458 Winchester Magnum]] || 1956 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-  
|-
| [[.280 Remington]]  || 1957 
| align=center| USA ||- || from .30-06
|-
| [[.460 Weatherby]] ||1958 || align=center| USA || .458<br>11.63 mm ||-
|-
| [[.22 WMR]] || 1959
| align=center| USA ||- ||basically a [[.22 WRF]], on steroids ||[[Image:22 WMR specs.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.454 Casull]] || 1959
| align=center| USA ||- ||- ||[[Image:454Casull.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[5.56 × 45 mm NATO]] || 1960 
| align=center| USA ||- ||- ||[[File:5.56x45mm NATO dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| .256 Magnum || 1962 
| align=center| USA ||- || formed from .357 Magnum
|-
| [[7 mm Remington Magnum]] || 1962 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[.300 Winchester Magnum]] || 1963 
| align=center| USA ||7.8mm ||- ||[[Image:300WM.png|100px]]
|-
| [[.41 Remington Magnum|.41 Magnum]] || 1964 
| align=center| USA ||10.4mm ||Primarily developed for use in large-frame [[revolvers]] ||[[Image:41 Magnum.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[.444 Marlin]] || 1964 
| align=center| USA ||- || long .44 Magnum, .429
|-
| [[.22-250 Remington]] || 1965 
| align=center| USA ||- || Varminter ||[[Image:22-250.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum]] || 1970 || align=center|USA || 5mm (.2045) || Obsolete rimfire 
|-
| .44 AMP || 1971 
| align=center| USA ||- || .429
|-
| .30 Herrett || 1973 
| align=center| USA ||- || short .30-30 Winchester
|-
| [[5.45x39mm|5.45 x 39 mm M74]] || 1974 
| align=center| USSR ||- || AK-74, .215  ||[[Image:5.45x39 specs.jpg|100px]]
|-
| .22 PPC || 1974 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[6 mm PPC]] || 1975 
| align=center| USA ||- || from .22 PPC, .243
|-
| 6.5 mm JDJ || 1978 
| align=center| USA ||- || From .225 case
|-
| .45 Winchester Magnum || 1979 
|align=center| USA ||- || long .45 ACP
|-
| [[5.56 mm caliber|5.56 mm SS–109]] || 1979 
|align=center| Belgium ||- || NATO (1980), 2nd gen.
|-
| [[7 mm-08 Remington]] || 1980 
|align=center| USA ||- || [[308 Winchester]] case necked down to 7 mm (.284")
|-
| [[10 mm Auto]] || 1983
|align=center| Sweden ||- ||Developed by [[Jeff Cooper]], originally produced FFV Norma AB, and introduced in 1983 in the ill-fated [[Bren Ten]] pistol. ||[[Image:10 mm Auto.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.338 Lapua Magnum]] || 1983 
| align=center| Finland ||8.6 x 70 mm || Designed for military long-range sniper rifles
|-
| .32 Harrington & Richardson || 1984 
| align=center| USA ||- || long .32 S&W Long
|-
| .41 AE || 1986 
| align=center| USA ||- || Action Express
|-
| [[Gw Pat.90|5.6 mm GP 90]] || 1987 
|align=center| Switzerland ||5.6 × 45 mm || for Sig Sauer 550, 551, and 552
|-
| .416 Remington Magnum || 1988 
| align=center| USA ||- ||-
|-
| [[.50 Action Express|.50 AE]] || 1988 
|align=center| USA ||- || for IMI Desert Eagle
|-
| [[.40 S&W]] || 1990 
| align=center| USA ||- ||- ||[[Image:40 Smith & Wesson.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[5.7 x 28 mm]] || 1990 
| align=center| Belgium || 5.7 x 28 mm 
| PDW &mdash;  Defeats Class IIIA body armour ||[[Image:FN round 1.png|100px]]
|-
| .307 Winchester || 1982 
| align=center| USA ||- || Rimmed version of the [[308 Winchester]], for use in lever-action rifles
|-
| .224-BOZ ||-  
| align=center| Britain ||- || 5.56 &times; 23 mm, in 10 mm case
|-
| [[.357 SIG]] || 1994 
| align=center| Switzerland/USA ||- || ||[[Image:357 SIG dimensions.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.400 Corbon]] || 1997 
| align=center| USA ||- || .45ACP necked down to .40 caliber
|}

==21st century==

{| class="wikitable sortable"  
! Name || Date || Nation || Size <br>Metric || Comments ||width="100" | Image
|-
| 450 Marlin || 2000 
| align=center| USA ||- || Derived from 45&ndash;70 Govt.
|-
| [[4.6 x 30 mm]] || 2000
| align=center| Germany ||- || 4.6 mm proprietary
|-
| [[.480 Ruger]] || 2001
| align=center| USA ||- || Derived from 475 Linebaugh
|-
| [[.300 WSM]] || 2001 
| align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Short Magnum
|-
| [[.408 Chey Tac]] || 2001
| align=center| USA ||- || Used in [http://www.cheytac.com/ Cheyanne Tactical]'s [[CheyTac Intervention| M200 Intervention]], and M310 rifles
|-
| [[.270 WSM]] || 2002 
| align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Short Magnum
|-
| 7 mm WSM || 2002 
| align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Short Magnum
|-
| [[.17 HMR]] || 2002 
| align=center| USA ||- || Hornady Magnum Rimfire ||Not available
|-
| [[6.5 Grendel]] || 2003 
| align=center| USA ||6.5 x 39 mm || Developed by Alexander Arms as a "low recoil, high accuracy, long-range cartridge for the AR-15 platform." ||[[Image:65grendel.png|100px]]
|-
| [[6.8 mm Remington SPC]] || 2003
| align=center| USA ||6.8x43mm || Developed by Remington with members of 5th Special Forces Group
|-
| [[.223 WSSM]] || 2003 || align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Super Short Magnum
|-
| [[.243 WSSM]] || 2003 || align=center| USA ||- || Winchester Super Short Magnum
|-
| [[.45 GAP]] || 2003 
| align=center| Austria ||- || Glock Automatic Pistol
|-
| [[.500 S&W Magnum]] || 2003 
| align=center| USA ||- || One of the most powerful handgun-specific cartridges.
|-
| [[.17 HM2]] || 2004 || align=center| USA ||- || .17 Hornady Mach 2 || [[File:17HM2specs.jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[.204 Ruger]] || 2004 || align=center| USA ||5.18 mm || ||[[Image:204 Ruger specs.png|100px]]
|-
| [[.25 WSSM]] || 2004 || align=center| USA ||6.35 mm || Winchester Super Short Magnum
|-
| .325 WSM || 2005
| align=center| USA ||8 x 53 mm || Winchester Short Magnum
|-
| [[.416 Barrett]] || 2006 
|align=center| USA ||10.3 mm || Designed as a better alternative to the .50BMG for sniper rifles. 
|-
| [[.17 Remington Fireball]] || 2007
|align=center|USA || 4.368 || high-performance approx 4,000 ft/s (1,200 m/s) in a small case
|}

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