.380 Auto by Geco of Germany, FMJ, One Cartridge not a Box!

Description

This is “NOT” 38 Auto or 38 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)

One Cartridge, “not a box”, for boxes see below in related items.

One Cartridge not a Box: 380 Auto by GECO of Germany, brass cases with “GECO 380 AUTO” Head-Stamp loaded  with a 95 grain FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) projectile.

For more versions of this caliber, in boxes or single cartridges for collectors, please see below in related items.

History of the 380 AUTO Cartridge:
The 380 Auto, also called 9×17 Kurz, 9mm Browning Court, and a/k/a 9mm Kurz or 380ACP  was designed by John Browning and introduced in1912 as the 9mm Browning Short for the Colt pocket pistol line.
It is still a very popular caliber today and chambered in many pocket size pistols.
This caliber was also adopted by many counties for military use.