450 Eley

kcwheel · #1 10-22-2007, 02:56 PM

Hi all,
A question, has anyone ever seen an N frame gun specifically marked for .450 Eley caliber, or was this a substitute cartridge for .455s?
Thanks, Ken

kcwheel · #2 10-22-2007, 02:56 PM

Hi all,
A question, has anyone ever seen an N frame gun specifically marked for .450 Eley caliber, or was this a substitute cartridge for .455s?
Thanks, Ken

Jack Flash · #3 10-23-2007, 05:31 PM

Per Cartridges of the World, the British military service cartridge known as the "450 Revolver/450 Adams" became a popular commercial caliber and "... both Colt and Smith & Wesson chambered revolvers for it. ... The 450 can be fired in any 455 Webley revolver, and it was often used as a light target load. ... Ammunition can be made from cut off 455 Webley cases."

I have never seen one marked "450 Eley", but from the above I would not doubt that some do exist.

Deacon KC · #4 10-23-2007, 06:21 PM

I just helped a friend sell anestate and it included a 6 1/2" N frame marked .455 Eley. It had been bored out to accept .45 Colt and parkerized. SN 24051

kcwheel · #5 10-25-2007, 02:37 PM

Thanks to both of you. In a disgusting number of years of shooting, collecting, and just general gun enthusiasm, an Adams revolver is the only thing I have seen so marked. Just wondered if mine was a sheltered life and thought surely someone had seen our brand marked that way.
Ken

Muley Gil · #6 10-25-2007, 02:46 PM

When the N frame appeared in 1908, the .450 was a bit passe.

You might find a New Model Number Three in .450.