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IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499"
458 LOTT
458 · 23 headstamps · 2 scans
| Calibre | 458 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL SPORTING .45 UP TO .499" · 25 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
Developed by Jack Lott after a very bad encounter with a buffalo during a hunt in Mozambique with a 458 Win Mag, the 458 Lott is based on the 375 H&H case blown out straight and has evolved in one of the most versatile rifles for dangerous game in Africa.
PMP basic brass
PMP basic brass
California Cartridge Collectors Association
Made for Gregor Woods, local gunwriter for MAN/MAGNUM magazine in South Africa
The first specimen is a vanity headstamp for a South African PH, by OPM from PMP basic cases
Headstamp made up for a German client
Prototype made up from 375 H&H brass
Provenance
2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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