bigger cartridges

[munfrosch]

2 for me unknown cartridges.
bullet dia 11,4mm
bullet length around 22mm
case length 82,1mm
case bottom 15,5mm

 

[TonyE]

.450 Express made by Sellier & Bellot. They may be reloads as I don't know if those are original S & B bullets.

Regards
TonyE

 

[munfrosch]

Thanks...they must some years old i think...we found them with some other old cartridges by demolition work in an empty old house

 

[ydnum303]

The .450"x 3 1/4" was a very popular cartridge for big-game shooting, especially in Africa. The round was introduced about 1870 I think, first with a rolled-brass case, then the solid drawn case. Although originally a black-powder load, it survived well into the nitro-powder era. Nearly all the British cartridge makers made it, and also a lot of the European ammunition makers, especially the German ones.

Roger.