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The Antique Firearms Regulations 2020

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Centre-fire cartridges (imperial): breech-loading longarm firearms

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1.  The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (imperial)—

.22 Extra Long Maynard

.22-15-60 Stevens

.25-20 Single Shot

.25-21 Stevens

.25-25 Stevens

.250 Rook (or .297/.250 Rook)

.255 Jeffery Rook

.26 BSA (.26 Rimless Belted Nitro Express)

.275 Jeffery

.276 Enfield P.13

.28-30-120 Stevens

.297/.230 Sporting

.297/.230 Morris

.298 Minex

.300 (.295) Rook

.300 Sherwood

.300/.250 Rook

.30/30 Wesson

.30-40 Wesson

.310 Cadet

.310 Greener

.310/.300 Rook (.305 or .300 Rook Special), 1 1/16 inch

.320/.230 Rook

.32 CF Long Rifle (Rook)

.32 Ideal

.32-35 Stevens

.32-40 Bullard

.32-40 Remington-Hepburn

.32-40 Winchester and Ballard

.33 BSA (.33 Belted Rimless Nitro Express)

.35-30 Maynard

.35-40 Maynard

.360 No 2 Nitro Express

.360 Gibbs No.3

.360 Gibbs No.4 (also known as .380 Gibbs No.4)

.360 Long Rifle (Rook)

.360 Westley Richards, No.3 Express

.360/.300 Fraser

.360 - 2 7/16 inch Black Powder

.360 - 2 ¾ inch Boxer

.369 Purdey

.38-35 Stevens Everlasting

.38-40 Ballard Everlasting

.38-40 Remington-Hepburn

.38-45 Bullard

.38-56 Winchester

.38-70 Winchester

.38-90 Winchester

.380 – 2 1/4 inch Rigby (Black Powder Express)

.380 Black Powder Express (also known as .360 - 2 1/4 inch)

.380 Long Rifle (Rook)

.40 BSA (.40 Belted Rimless Nitro Express)

.40-40 Maynard

.40-50 Sharps Straight

.40-60 Marlin

.40-60 Maynard

.40-60 Winchester

.40-63 Ballard

.40-65 Ballard Everlasting

.40-65 Sharps Straight

.40-65 Winchester

.40-70 Ballard

.40-70 Maynard

.40-70 Peabody What Cheer

.40-70 Sharps Necked

.40-70 Sharps Straight

.40-70 Winchester

.40-72 Winchester

.40-75 Bullard

.40-82 Winchester

.40-85 Ballard

.40-90 Bullard

.40-90 Sharps Necked

.40-90 What Cheer

.40-110 Winchester Express

.40 (.50-70 base) Caliber Reduction, Experimental

.400 – 2 1/2 inch, Kynoch

.400 – 2 3/4 inch, Westley Richards

.400 Purdey (.400 – 3 inch, Straight)

.400 – 3 1/4 inch, Boxer

.400/360 2 3/4 inch, Nitro Express

.402 Enfield-Martini, Experimental

.42 (.50-70 base) Caliber Reduction, Experimental

.425 Westley Richards Magnum

.425 Webley (.425 – 1 5/16 Webley)

.430 Long Rifle (also known as .430 Long Revolver)

.44 Dupee Rimless

.44 Evans (Short)

.44 Evans (Long)

.44 Morse Necked

.44-50 Meigs

.44-60 Creedmore

.44-77 Remington

.44-90 Sharps (Necked) 2 7/16 inch

.44-90 Sharps (Necked) 2 5/8 inch

.44-90 Remington Special (Necked)

.44-95 Peabody What Cheer

.44-100 Maynard

.442 - 1.025 inch Carbine

.45 Boxer-Henry, Long Chamber 1869

.45 Brown Standard Military Target Rifle

.45 Gardner, Gatling & Nordenfeldt

.45 New South Wales Police Carbine

.45 Turkish Peabody (also known as 11.43 x 55 mm R Turkish)

.45 US Experimental 1869

.45-50 Sporting

.45-75 Winchester

.45-85 Ward Burton, Experimental

.45-125 Winchester

.45-200-500 Winchester, Experimental

.45 (.50-70 base) Caliber Reduction, Experimental

.450 No.1, Black Powder Express, Case Length: 1 1/2 inch

.450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 2 1/2 inch

.450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 2 6/10 inch

.450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 2 9/16 inch

.450 Black Powder Express, Case length: 3 inch

.450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 3 1/16 inch

.450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 3 1/4 inch

.450 Needham

.450 – 2 1/2 inch, Soper

.450/.350 – 2 3/8 inch

.450/.360 – 2 3/8 inch, Purdey

.450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 3/8 inch

.450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 7/8 inch

.450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 19/32 inch, T. Turner, No.2

.450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 3/4 inch, Westley Richards

.450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 3 1/4 inch

.450/.400, Case Length: 3 inch, Jeffery

.450 No.1 Carbine, 1 9/16 inch (.500/.450 No.1 Carbine)

.450 No.1 Musket, 2 1/4 inch (.500/.450 No.1 Musket)

.450 No.2 Musket, 2 11/32 inch (.500/.450 Westley Richards No.2 Musket)

.46 Winchester

.461 Gibbs No.1, Case length: 2 11/32 inch

.461 Gibbs No.2, Case length: 2 3/4 inch

.475 3 1/4 inch Nitro Express

.475 No 2 Jeffery Nitro Express

.475 No 2 Nitro Express

.476 Nitro Express (.476 Westley Richards)

.476 Indian Police

.48 Morse

.490 BSA (Experimental Police)

.50 Boxer 1867

.50 Daw’s Patent 1867

.50 Meigs

.50 Morse

.50 Peabody

.50 Spencer Carbine

.50 Springfield Cadet

.50-50 Maynard

.50-70 Maynard

.50-70 Springfield (US Govt)

.50-90 2.5 inch

.50-95 Winchester (Winchester Express)

.50-100-450 Winchester (Winchester Express)

.50/110 Winchester (Winchester Express)

.50-110 2.4 inch

.50-115 Bullard

.50-140 Sharps

.50-.48 Meigs

.50-.58 Morse, Sleeved

.500 – 1 1/2 inch

.500 – 2 1/4 inch

.500 – 2 1/2 inch

.500 – 3 inch

.500 – 3 1/4 inch

.500/.450 No.1 Express, 2 3/4 inch

.500/.450 Webley Carbine, 1 11/16 inch

.500/.450 – 2 1/2 inch

.500/.450 – 3 3/8 inch

.500/.450 – 3 1/2 inch

.52-70 Sharps

.54 Morse

.55 Gatling

.55 Morse

.55-100 Maynard

.56-56 US, Experimental

.577 Daw’s Patent 1867

.577 Selwyn 1865

.577 Snider

.577 – 2 1/4 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

.577 – 2 1/2 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

.577 – 2 3/4 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

.577 – 3 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

.577 – 3 1/4 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

.577/.450 Martini-Henry

.577/.500 Magnum Express

.577/.500 No.2 Express

.58 Morse

.58 Remington Carbine

.58 Roberts

.58 Tibbals-Roberts 1869

.58 (Short case) US Converted Musket, 1865

.58 Berdan System, Conversion of US muzzle-loading rifles

.60 Jingal Rifle, Chinese

.65 Gatling

.69 Morse

.75 Jingal Rifle, Chinese

.75 Gatling

.80 Gatling

1 inch Nordenfeldt-Palmcranz

20 bore/.577 Alexander Henry.

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