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From: wdo@inel.gov (william d orr)
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Subject: Re: Birth of the 9mm
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Date: 14 Jun 91 20:05:24 GMT
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In article <35598@mimsy.umd.edu> boyd@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) writes:
#I was asked by someone the other day about the birth of the 9mm round.  To 
#my great chagrin, I have forgotten most of it!!  
#
#The way I heard the "birth of the 9mm" story is as follows.  The cartridge is 
#a "cut down" version of another one common at the time (I think it was the 
#.30 carbine, but I could be wrong).  
#
#Does anyone know the full story?  I know it's even more humorous, but I cannot 
#remember the details!!
# 

I do not lnow the history of the 9mm for sure but I do know that is was not 
derived from the 30 carbine.  After all the .30 Carbine was not developed 
until at least the late 1930's possibly early 1940's.

I have always thought that the 9mm round was derived from an earlier 
european pistol cartridge something like 7x?? that was very similar 
to the .380 cartridge.