The .577/450 Martini-Henry was a black powder, centrefire round used by the British and British Empire militaries prior to the adoption of the .303 calibre cartridge used in the Lee-Metford, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Enfield series of rifles alongside the Nepalese Bira gun. This cartridge is also sometimes known as 11.43×60R (61R).
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| - The .577/450 Martini-Henry was a black powder, centrefire round used by the British and British Empire militaries prior to the adoption of the .303 calibre cartridge used in the Lee-Metford, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Enfield series of rifles alongside the Nepalese Bira gun. This cartridge is also sometimes known as 11.43×60R (61R).
- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | .577/450 Martini-Henry |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:Snider-Martini-Enfield Cartridges.JPG(From Left to Right): A .577 Snider cartridge, a Zulu War-era rolled brass foil .577/450 Martini-Henry | Service history |- | Production history |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designed | colspan="2" | 1871 |- |- |- | Specifications |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Parent case | colspan="2" | .577 Nitro Express |- mm ) mm ) mm
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| - a Zulu War-era rolled-brass-foil .577/450 Martini-Henry Cartridge, a later drawn-brass .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge, and a .303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge.
- : A .577 Snider cartridge,
- a Zulu War-era rolled brass foil .577/450 Martini-Henry
Cartridge, a later drawn brass .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge, and a .303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge.
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| - |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | .577/450 Martini-Henry |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:Snider-Martini-Enfield Cartridges.JPG(From Left to Right): A .577 Snider cartridge, a Zulu War-era rolled brass foil .577/450 Martini-Henry Cartridge, a later drawn brass .577/450 Martini-Henry cartridge, and a .303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge. |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Military |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | UK |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Used by | colspan="2" | British |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Wars | colspan="2" | Anglo-Zulu War |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designed | colspan="2" | 1871 |- |- |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Variants | colspan="2" | 11.43 x 60R (61R) |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Specifications |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Parent case | colspan="2" | .577 Nitro Express |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bullet diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Neck diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Shoulder diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Base diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim thickness | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Overall length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Ballistic performance |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; background: #DEDEDE;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! Bullet weight/type ! Velocity ! Energy |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) lead||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) lead||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 90%;" | Source: Handbook for Shooters & Reloaders Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversion |} The .577/450 Martini-Henry was a black powder, centerfire round used by the British and British Empire militaries prior to the adoption of the .303 calibre cartridge used in the Lee-Metford, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Enfield series of rifles. This cartridge is also sometimes known as 11.43x60R (61R).
- The .577/450 Martini-Henry was a black powder, centrefire round used by the British and British Empire militaries prior to the adoption of the .303 calibre cartridge used in the Lee-Metford, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Enfield series of rifles alongside the Nepalese Bira gun. This cartridge is also sometimes known as 11.43×60R (61R).
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