The .45 Mars Long is an experimental centerfire pistol cartridge developed in the late 19th century. The similar .45 Mars Short used the same cupro-nickel-jacketed bullet in a case shortened to 0.66 inch.

The Mars Automatic Pistol is noted for being available in a variety of calibers: 8.5 mm, 9 mm and .45. These were all bottleneck cartridges with a large charge of powder, making the .45 version the most powerful handgun in the world for a time. It used a unique long recoil rotating bolt action which ejected spent cartridges straight to the rear ...

Its closest comparison today is the LAR Grizzly in .45 Winchester Magnum. This is a standard Mars, chambered for the 8.5mm Mars cartridge (click to enlarge) Operation. The Mars is one of the few long-recoil action firearms designed and built, …

2015年3月2日 · These two both come from the collection of Dr. Geoffrey Strugess, and they are s/n 41 in .45 Mars Long (with a grip safety) and s/n 54 in 8.5mm Mars. Both excellent examples of the pistol, and both manufactured by Gabbett-Fairfax before he went broke.

2012年11月14日 · Its closest comparison today is the LAR Grizzly in .45 Winchester Magnum. This is a standard Mars, chambered for the 8.5mm Mars cartridge (click to enlarge) Operation. The Mars is one of the few long-recoil action firearms designed and built, and this choice of action contributes to its complexity.

The Mars was chambered in four different calibers; 8.5mm Mars, 9mm Mars, .45 Mars Long Case, and .45 Mars Short Case. Two of these calibers had bottlenecked casings, though all of them had large powder charges, developing muzzle velocities more …

Breech-loading firearms originally chambered for the following ammunition, and which retain that original chambering, should be regarded as benefiting from exemption as antiques under section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act 1968. 1. All the cartridges listed are centre-fire. 2. The chances of the survival of more than a tiny number.

2016年6月17日 · Two Mars pistols are featured in the video: One in 8.5mm Mars and one in 45 Long Mars. Towards the end of the video, Ian calls them “fantasically complex and very steampunkish pistols.”