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The .450/400 2 3 ⁄ 8 inch Nitro Express was loaded with a 400 gr. RN bullet with 42 or 43 grains of cordite and was meant for use in newer rifles chambered for the .450/400 2 3 ⁄ 8 inch case as this loading generates greater pressure than the Black Powder Express versions of the cartridge.
The .50-140 Sharps, also known as the .50-3 1 ⁄ 4" Sharps, is a black-powder rifle cartridge that was introduced in 1884, as a big game hunting round. [1] It is believed to have been introduced for the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 rifle. [ 2 ]
In 19th century Britain there were a large number of straight .450 cartridges developed of varying case lengths up to the 3 1 ⁄ 4-inch version. The .450 3 1 ⁄ 4-inch Black Powder Express was originally developed by Alexander Henry [4] as an experimental military cartridge for the 1869 British Army rifle trials that led to adoption of the ...
.450 Nitro Express also known as the .450 Nitro Express 3 1 ⁄ 4-inch is a rifle cartridge designed for hunting dangerous game such as elephant, rhino, cape buffalo, lion, and leopard. This cartridge is used almost exclusively in double rifles for hunting in the tropics or hot climates in general and is associated with the Golden Age of ...
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This class of ammunition is especially useful for the smaller calibres of guns, such as 3-pounder (1.4 kg), 6-pounder (2.7 kg) and field guns, but Messrs. Krupp also employ metallic cartridge cases for the largest type of gun, probably on account of the known difficulty of ensuring trustworthy obturation by any other means practicable with ...