.450-400 N.E. early *3 &1/4″*, Kynoch, JSP, One Cartridge Not a Box!

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One Cartridge not a box, picture of the box is for reference only!

One Cartridge not a Box: .450-400 Nitro Express, very hard to find, early  3 &1/4″ case” by Kynoch of England, factory loaded using new Kynoch brass 3 &1/4″ long cases with a “ 450-400 KYNOCH” Head-Stamp and loaded with a 400 grain JSP (Jacketed Soft Point) projectile.

Please see below for other versions of this caliber for collectors.

History of the .450-400 Nitro Express cartridge:

The 450/400 Nitro Express or 400 Jeffery Nitro Express was introduced in 1907 by Jeffery to replace the 450/400 BPE, in 3&¼” cases and later in 3″ cases.(B.P.E. for Black Powder Express). (Nitro Express for Smokeless Powder or Cordite in 1907)

The 3″ version case will have both “450-400 Nitro Express” and “400 Nitro Express” Head-stamps.The 3″ case version was introduced after the 3&¼””case version, as some of the 3&¼” cases  would stick inside the chamber of the older 3&¼” case  B.P.E rifles after firing.