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I think the Americans are the only ones who use the term Magnum.
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British gunsmith used the term MAGNUM in 1913 to describe a round that he invented for Mauser type firearms, he called it the 256 Gibbs Magnum.
Holland and Holland produced quite a few rounds that they referred to as Magnum rounds.
The british also refer to what we commonly call Magnums as Express and Nitro Express.
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Sharps' rifle did not get it's real claim to fame until the metallic cartridge period.
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The United States Sharps Rifle Model 1859 was a weapon that
fired a breech loaded linen cased cartridge in .52 Caliber. The weapon was loaded by pushing a lever forward and opening the breech. The linen cartridge was inserted into the breech, when the lever was put back into place, it sheared the end of the linen off of the cartridge and automatically fed a percussion cap into place.
The first 9,000 of these weapons went to the Military in the Civil War. They were issued to the 5th New York Zouaves, and Berdans Sharpshooters.
It is true though that Sharps gained most of it notoriety and wealth after the cased rifle cartridge came into prominence.
The first Cartridge to the right of the .358 Mag is a Sharps Cartridge, called the 45-110 straight or 45-110-550.