Eley 'Spherical Ball' - Single Projectile

Eley 'Spherical Ball' - Single Projectile

An interesting example from the history of British sporting ammunition, the Eley “Spherical Ball” cartridge was designed to fire a single round projectile rather than the multiple pellets normally associated with a shotgun cartridge.

Eley was one of Britain’s best-known ammunition manufacturers, with a history stretching back to the early 19th century. Alongside its conventional sporting and game cartridges, the company produced a wide variety of specialised loads to meet the changing requirements of shooters at home and overseas.

The “Spherical Ball” loading represents an earlier approach to the single-projectile shotgun cartridge. As its name suggests, the projectile was a spherical lead ball, distinguishing it from later elongated slug designs. Cartridges of this type form an interesting link between traditional round-ball ammunition and the more specialised shotgun slug cartridges that subsequently became available.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

These single-projectile cartridges may only be purchased in their original, live condition where the purchaser can present the appropriate Section 1 firearm authority, specific collector’s licence, or RFD credentials upon collection.

If the required documentation cannot be presented, the cartridges will be made inert before they are released.

Cartridge Specifics

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