British hunting cartridge designed for African hunting, introduced around 1880, later also worked with smokeless dust. The charge did not prevail and is now completely obsolete. The 31.1 g projectile reaches a muzzle velocity of 545 m/sec. The cartridge in the photo was made by Eley Brothers Ltd., London, England. On the right is a 7.92x57 round. Photo by the author.
Source: J. Hýkel, V. Malimánek "Ammunition for small arms" NV Prague 1998, A.Andersen, V.Andresen, T. Stromstad "Cartridge Cases" at Norway's own expense.[/I]
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