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45- 80-480 SHARPS STRAIGHT 2.4"
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IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499"
45- 80-480 SHARPS STRAIGHT 2.4"
45 · 1 headstamp · 2 scans
| Calibre | 45 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499" · 3 images |
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
Research notes
Interesting box found in South Africa, not mine but from a local collector. - Kynoch loading for the 45-80-480 Sharps. Hoyem 4:28 lists the Sharps 2.4" case as a 90 and 100gr. loading with 550gr. bullet. In the book about the Birmingham Cartridge Manufacturers by CW Harding, it lists the 45-82 WCF as being made by Kynoch for the US market from 1897 to 1902, but no loading for the Sharps rifle.
Provenance
2024Catalogued in the collection
Same drawer
