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Original British Eley .450/.400 Nitro Express Rifle Cartridge – London – Inert
Original British Eley .450/.400 Nitro Express Rifle Cartridge – London – Inert
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Product Description
Original British .450/.400 sporting rifle cartridge manufactured by Eley Brothers of London, one of Britain's most established historic ammunition manufacturers.
This example bears the distinctive ELEY LONDON 450/400 headstamp and features a brass bottleneck case with a round-nosed, copper-jacketed bullet.
The .450/.400 family of cartridges dates from the late Victorian period and became closely associated with British sporting rifles and big-game hunting in Africa and India.
These cartridges were particularly popular in British double rifles and were manufactured by several leading ammunition companies, including Eley and Kynoch.
Cartridge details
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Calibre: .450/.400 (exact case-length variant not yet confirmed)
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Manufacturer: Eley Brothers, London
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Country: Great Britain
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Headstamp: ELEY LONDON 450/400
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Period: Historic British sporting ammunition; exact manufacturing date unknown
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Case: Brass, rimmed, bottlenecked
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Projectile: Round-nosed, copper-jacketed bullet
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Condition: Original, with considerable age-related patina and surface tarnishing
A desirable example of classic British sporting ammunition, particularly suitable for collectors of Eley cartridges, Nitro Express calibres and historic African big-game hunting ammunition.