{"product_id":"original-british-eley-450-400-nitro-express-rifle-cartridge-london-inert","title":"Original British Eley .450\/.400 Nitro Express Rifle Cartridge – London – Inert","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal British .450\/.400 sporting rifle cartridge manufactured by Eley Brothers of London, one of Britain's most established historic ammunition manufacturers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example bears the distinctive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eELEY LONDON 450\/400\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e headstamp and features a brass bottleneck case with a round-nosed, copper-jacketed bullet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe .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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese cartridges were particularly popular in British double rifles and were manufactured by several leading ammunition companies, including Eley and Kynoch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCartridge details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalibre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e .450\/.400 (exact case-length variant not yet confirmed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Eley Brothers, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Great Britain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeadstamp:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ELEY LONDON 450\/400\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Historic British sporting ammunition; exact manufacturing date unknown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCase:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Brass, rimmed, bottlenecked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProjectile:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Round-nosed, copper-jacketed bullet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original, with considerable age-related patina and surface tarnishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA desirable example of classic British sporting ammunition, particularly suitable for collectors of Eley cartridges, Nitro Express calibres and historic African big-game hunting ammunition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tommies Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57632885997943,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_91312.jpg?v=1792677360","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/original-british-eley-450-400-nitro-express-rifle-cartridge-london-inert","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}