Talk:.577/450 Martini-Henry
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This doesn't seem to fit with the other contents of the Ammunition category. Mike Wilson 22:51, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
- Removed it from Ammunition cat. Mike Wilson 07:39, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Use on game
I would love to see some more information about the cartridge's use against dangerous game/wildlife. My great grandfather worked on a project to lay telegraph lines in Rhodesia in the early part of the 20th Century. A fellow Briton was attacked by a young lion during the night and my relative shot the creature just below the right eye socket with a .577 Martini Henry. The lion dropped the man and turned on my relative. Fortunately, the lion was speared to death by native workers before it could inflict serious injury to him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.226.104.225 (talk) 20:49, 5 May 2008 (UTC)