Since the invention of the Minié ball by French designer Claude-Etienne Minié French firearms manufacturers have been at the forefront of ammunition development for rifled firearms, including developing the first smokeless powder round in the 1880s.

A - 11x59Rmm French

B - 8x50Rmm Lebel

C - 7x57mm Meunier

D - 7.5x54mm M1929 MAS