Identifying old ammo

[TFLeader]

I acquired quite a collection of old pistol and rifle cartridges, and would like to ID each cartridge. Some are easy as they are headstamped with the caliber, and I have a copy of "Ammunition Encyclopedia" by Bussard. The tough ones have no marking what so ever or maybe just the manufacturer and date. The Ammunition Encyclopedia is a great reference and I can verify some of the cartridges with a set of calipers, however it only show the cartridge in a drawing format with dimensions and few if any photos. Any suggestions or references would be appreciated.

 

[saltydude]

Here's a site that's helped me out in the past when I come across an obscure cartridge.

http://bcraig.net/hosting/rifle/bullets/

 

[JuergenG]

You may want to browse this http://cartridgecollectors.org/ , that for German codes/headstamps http://home.scarlet.be/p.colmant/german-codes.htm and here http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?19-The-Ammo-Bunker for starters