577-450 foil ammo?

[ranman50]

I have some old vintage ammo that I would like to identify and price. Is this 577-450?
Thanks for any information

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[Steyr1]

Looks more like .577 Snider.

 

[ATOM]

Looks more like .577 Snider.

Yup. The .577/.450 was the .58 calibre Snider round necked down to .45 calibre. Very distinctive shoulder.

Mind you, there were a lot of different rounds of about the same size. Every principality and dukedom had its own distinctive round. Time to dig out the calipers, but the .577 was very common.

Nice find, anyway.

 

[green]

No1 is a .577" MkVI.
Rest are Cdn made second pattern (no paper) made 1886-91.

 

[TonyE]

As green says.

If you want more details about the British Ball Mark VI, see my website here:
https://sites.google.com/site/britmilammo/-577-inch-snider/-577-inch-ball-pattern-iv-to-mark-vi

Regards
TonyE

 

[ranman50]

Great site,thanks everyone .

 

[kennymo]

Nice, I have a matching rolled brass cartridge and an empty paper/cardboard casing similar to yours. Just need the rifle that fires em now.