Large calibre, hollow points

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pete350
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Large calibre, hollow points

Post by pete350 »

These are one of my favourite finds
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william holmes
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I would say they are 577 snider bullets as the British army used those bullets from 1867–1901 along with the 450 Martini henry and so on
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Post by lewscope79 »

.297 -.230 Morris short & long.Used in barrel inserts in Martini rifles and also Webley .450-.455 .1880-1882.The hollow is to wind a rod with a cork screw attachement into the bullet nose if there is a blockage
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WhiteHunter
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Post by WhiteHunter »

I enjoy finding them also,

Sometimes they have numbers stamped inside
If you don't go out and look your never find it ::g
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