.450 Adams is a British central ignition turret cartridge with a metal sleeve used in the converted Beaumont-Adams revolvers. Initially equipped with smoky , and then smokeless powder. [one]
In addition to the official designation .450 Boxer Mk I could also be called .450 Revolver , .450 Colt , .450 Short , .450 Corto and .450 Mark III , and in America - .45 Webley , [2] The first central ignition cartridge, received on armament of the british army . [2]
| .450 Adams | |
|---|---|
 .450 Adams | |
| Cartridge type | revolving cartridge |
| Producing country |  Great Britain |
| Type of weapon using a cartridge | revolvers |
| Service History | |
| Operating time | 1868-1880 |
| Used | British army Northwest Mounted Police , colonial units of the british army and police |
| Production history | |
| Time of creation | 1868 |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge Length, mm | 28 |
| The mass of the powder charge, g | 0.84 |
| Muzzle velocity , m / s | 200-210 |
| Bullet Energy , J | 211-245 |
| Liner parameters | |
| Sleeve length, mm | 18 |
| The diameter of the neck sleeve, mm | 12.1 |
| The diameter of the base of the sleeve, mm | 12.1 |
| Diameter of sleeve flange , mm | 13.0 |
History
This cartridge, adopted in November 1868, [2] was used until 1880 [2] when it was replaced by the Anfield system used in revolvers (Mark 1 and Mark 2) .476 Enfield ; [2] in turn replaced in 1887 by the .455 Webley cartridge (under Webley revolvers , respectively.
Despite the different designations, the .450 cartridge can also be fired from any weapon .455 Webley , [2] [3] .455 Colt , or .476 Enfield . [four]
Although the .450 Adams was already considered unsuitable for military use, [2] its reserves were in the warehouses of the British armed forces until the First World War (modification .450 Mark III). [2]
The cartridge was also popular among the civilian owners of the Webley RIC and Bulldog revolvers, which were also found in the United States until the 1940s. Revolvers for it were also produced by Colt and Smith & Wesson . [2]
In its characteristics, it roughly corresponds to the American .38 S&W , [5] .41 Colt , [6] or .44 S&W American . [7]
The reloading of .450 Adams cartridges can be done by amateur shooters by cutting to the required size of .455 Webley cartridges .
Notes
- ↑ Maze, Robert J. Howdah to High Power. - Tucson, AZ: Excalibur Publications, 2002 .-- ISBN 1-880677-17-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Barnes, p. 173, ".450 Revolver"
- ↑ Maze, Robert J. Howdah to High Power (Tucson, AZ: Excalibur Publications, 2002), p. 32.
- ↑ Barnes, p. 174, ".455 Revolver MK-1 / .455 Colt."
- ↑ Barnes, p.163, ".38 Smith & Wesson."
- ↑ Barnes, p. 165, ".41 Long Colt."
- ↑ Barnes, p. 167, ".44 Smith & Wesson American."
Sources
- Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".450 Revolver", in Cartridges of the World , pp. 170 & 177. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3 .
- ______ and _____. ".38 Smith & Wesson", in Cartridges of the World , p. 163. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3 .
- ______ and _____. ".41 Long Colt", in Cartridges of the World , p. 165. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3 .
- ______ and _____. ".44 Smith & Wesson American", in Cartridges of the World , p. 167. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3 .
- ______ and _____. ".455 Revolver MK-1 / .455 Colt", in Cartridges of the World , p. 174. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3 .
- Maze, Robert J. Howdah to High Power . Tucson, AZ: Excalibur Publications, 2002. ISBN 1-880677-17-2 .