The 9×19mm Parabellum is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge.
Left to right; 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, 10mm Auto, .45 ACP
Three projectile types: unjacketed (lead), full metal jacket, and hollow point
Swedish 9mm live ammunition m/39 (left, with black seal) and m/39B (right, with red seal and a slightly more pointed shape)
Swedish 9mm live ammunition m/39 and m/39B in their boxes
The.40 S&W is a rimless pistol cartridge developed jointly by American firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester in 1990. The.40 S&W was developed as a law enforcement cartridge designed to
.40 S&W FMJ flat-point cartridge
An expanded hollow point bullet (Winchester SXT "Black Talon", left) and an unfired hollow point .40 S&W cartridge (Speer Gold Dot, right)
Frontal view of .40 S&W cartridge, FMJ