I think that 130+ years or more back there were .43 caliber rimfire made for Remington Rolling Block rifles. Spanish and/or Egyptian calibers? Also, wasn't there a short-lived .50 cal rimfire for Springfield rifle conversions after the Civil War? Didn't the Swiss have an 11mm or so rimfire in the same period? Probably more than 130 years but I am not sure. I wasn't there.

 

Probably more than 130 years but I am not sure. I wasn't there.

I'm a 50 year old kid, your screen name starts with "Old"...what do you mean you weren't there? 🤣

I have nothing to contribute, but I'm interested in hearing more from folks that know a lot more than I pretend to. 😎

 

.577 snider was a rimfire. (Originally)
Not that you can find any

 

Maybe because there weren't any?
If you have any evidence for the above, please post it.

All newly introduced equipment in the British Army was recorded in the form of "List of Changes" (LoCs for short).
Those relevant to edged weapons and firearms may be found in "List of Changes in British war Material" (4 volumes) published by Ian Skennerton, ISBN 0 9597438 3 9.
"Rifle, Snider-Enfield, Patt. 1" was introduced with LoC 1327 of 18 Sep 1866.
"Cartridges, Boxer, Ball and Blank" were introduced with LoC 1328 of 20 Aug 1866.

I cannot find any trace of a Snider rimfire cartridge.

If you purchase the book, the Snider action and cartridge are shown on the dust-jacket.

P.C.

 

There hasn't been a commercially viable rimfire round 'bigger' since the 5MM flop (let the hate begin) which ended production nearly 50 years ago. The .32 S&W went out 70+ years ago.

List of rimfire cartridges - Wikipedia

 

Back in the 70’s I was this 👌🏽close to buying a barrel for my contender in 5mm. Even then, I was was concerned about the severe lack of ammo makers for this round. 👍🏼

 

Back in the day There was the Henry .44 cal rimfire.

 

Yeah, that's the first one that comes to mind and probably the most commonly made.

 

.54 Spencer

 

love to see that gatling round as well , the large cal rim fires were very common back in the mid/late 1800s they were quite common , but all changed a lot around the decade before the turn of the century

 

Funny that Wiki doesn’t list the snider there, however, they do have it on their site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.577_Snider

 

Cool👍🏼

 

Here's the biggest one in my cartridge collection. 10.4 x 38R Swiss fits the M69/81. Approximately .41 caliber in SAE.

 

Here's the biggest one in my cartridge collection. 10.4 x 38R Swiss fits the M69/81. Approximately .41 caliber in SAE.

Your cartridge selection is very impressive—better than most museums I’ve been to.

 

A few of them don't fit the bullet board AF 🤠

 

Frank -

I see a crystal ball to the left of the cartridge. Do you tell fortunes as a side hustle and if so, I would love to see a photo of your gypsy fortune telling outfit.

 

It's called a "lensball" OldCZfan What is Lensball Photography and How to Get Started

My kid got it for me to play with as I dabble in photography. Have to be careful where I set it though, direct sunlight through it can start a fire pronto!

"Eenie Beanie, Chili Beanie. The Spirits are about to Speak!"

 

You brought science into it. I thought I was on to something.

 

There’s a rather large glow engine on that table. I’m sure it’s not a rimfire.

 

My office is a museum of unnatural history J 🤠

44 years of collecting things that make me happy!

Tip of the iceberg, when I wake up on the wrong side of the grass someday somebody's going to have a heckuva a job on their hands carting all this crapola off LOL

Frank

 

is the knife a cobb? I thought these were rimfire but I was told there is a primer under the brass 1878 frankford armory