577/450 Martini Henry round

[Birdseye]

Found this at a local flea market (boot sale) I picked it up for $2 (a quid).



It is loaded and, presumably, shootable.

The only cleaning that I did was to wipe it with a damp sponge. Makes me think that there is the remainder of a box out there.

 

[TonyE]

577.450

The green patch indicates that it is a cordite loaded carbine round.

This is a commercial load, and whilst not rare is relatively scarce. They were available commercially until the 1960s from Kynoch.

Regards
TonyE

 

[waffenamt]

Im sure my pal Mick sells these with an orange patch?

best

waff

 

[TonyE]

Orange patch

Orange patch is blackpowder carbine, white is blackpowder rifle and blue is cordite rifle.

Regards
TonyE