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.500/450 No. 1 Black Powder Express | ||||||||||||
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![]() Page from the 1884 Kynoch catalogue | ||||||||||||
Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||
Designer | Westley Richards | |||||||||||
Designed | 1870s | |||||||||||
Produced | 1870s | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .458 in (11.6 mm) | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | .485 in (12.3 mm) | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .530 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | .577 in (14.7 mm) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | .660 in (16.8 mm) | |||||||||||
Case length | 2.75 in (70 mm) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 3.38 in (86 mm) | |||||||||||
Case capacity | 121.3 gr H2O (7.86 cm3) | |||||||||||
Primer type | Kynoch # 40 | |||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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Source(s): Cartridges of the World [1] & Imperial War Museums. [2] |
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