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476 WESTLEY RICHARDS
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BRITISH SPORTING .40" UP TO .499"

476 WESTLEY RICHARDS

476 · 6 headstamps · 11 scans
Calibre476
In the cabinetBRITISH SPORTING .40" UP TO .499" · 17 images
Headstamp of 476 WESTLEY RICHARDS
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
476-NE-HH 476-NE-KYNOCH5 476-NE-KYNOCH1 476-NE-KYNOCH2 476-NE-KYNOCH3 476-NE-KYNOCH4

Research notes

British development to replace the .450" calibers when it was banned in India and the Sudan to stop rebels aquiring components for their rifles.

Horneber Germany

Early load using the 500 Nitro 3" case. Bullet is the round nosed LT Cap

200% view of the "LT No.2" bullet. It is a 385gr. bullet recommended "for soft skinned animals and lighter game" on a box label. The bullet had a nickel envelope half way over the lead, with a hollow lead nose on the "Westley Richards Celebrated Capped Principle"

Provenance

2015Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
Same drawer

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