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.450 Nitro Express designed for the purpose of hunting large game such as elephant. This cartridge is used almost exclusively in single shot and double express rifles for hunting at the Tropics or hot climates in general and is a cartridge associated with the Golden Age of African safaris and Indian shikars. A prominent user was Frederick Courteney Selous, whom using this cartridge in Farquharson rifle was the inspiration for the character of Allan Quatermain.

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  • .450 Nitro Express
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  • .450 Nitro Express designed for the purpose of hunting large game such as elephant. This cartridge is used almost exclusively in single shot and double express rifles for hunting at the Tropics or hot climates in general and is a cartridge associated with the Golden Age of African safaris and Indian shikars. A prominent user was Frederick Courteney Selous, whom using this cartridge in Farquharson rifle was the inspiration for the character of Allan Quatermain.
  • The .450 Nitro Express was the first Nitro Express, developed around 1898 by John Rigby. This cartridge was based on the then popular .450 Black Powder Express case with of Cordite and a jacketed bullet. Muzzle velocity is listed at 2,150 feet per second (655 m/s) with of muzzle energy. This straight case has a length of with a rim.
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  • 4(xsd:double)
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  • Lead
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  • 465(xsd:integer)
  • 480(xsd:integer)
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  • "Cartridges of the World"
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  • England
primer
  • Berdan #40
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  • 4770(xsd:integer)
  • 4930(xsd:integer)
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  • 0(xsd:double)
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  • Rifle
vel
  • 2150(xsd:integer)
case length
  • 3(xsd:double)
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  • 0(xsd:double)
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  • 0(xsd:double)
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  • Rimmed, straight
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  • 0(xsd:double)
rim thick
  • 0(xsd:double)
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  • 0(xsd:double)
production date
  • 1878(xsd:integer)
design date
  • 1898(xsd:integer)
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  • The .450 Nitro Express was the first Nitro Express, developed around 1898 by John Rigby. This cartridge was based on the then popular .450 Black Powder Express case with of Cordite and a jacketed bullet. Muzzle velocity is listed at 2,150 feet per second (655 m/s) with of muzzle energy. This straight case has a length of with a rim. Early cartridges used the black powder case that was designed for around 22,000 psi and not the 34,000 psi that the Cordite load generated. Case extraction was difficult, especially in warmer climates such as Africa and India where the cartridge was primarily used. To remedy this problem, a reinforced case was produced and Kynoch made a reduced load to lower the case pressure.
  • .450 Nitro Express designed for the purpose of hunting large game such as elephant. This cartridge is used almost exclusively in single shot and double express rifles for hunting at the Tropics or hot climates in general and is a cartridge associated with the Golden Age of African safaris and Indian shikars. A prominent user was Frederick Courteney Selous, whom using this cartridge in Farquharson rifle was the inspiration for the character of Allan Quatermain.
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