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Think the writer of this may have bought into the original hype of the cartridge. Would like to know how the 425WR could seriously have 200fps on the 404 Jeffery and match the 416 Rigby. Also don't believe the 416 became the 400 of choice after its introduction. It may have become popular after Ruark wrote about Harry Selby using it but the 404 seemed to be the most used .400 in Africa.

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It has a Westley Richards triangle and is marked Newland Tarlton & Co Ltd, Nairobi, B E Africa.

Newland Tarlton was for many years a major safari outfitter in Nairobi and in the early 1900s was the largest employer in what is now Kenya. Today, the name Newland Tarlton & Co is owned by Donald Young Safaris. The rifle has a history, too, if only I can discover it.

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And some might not know it, but Messrs Newsland and Tarlton were Aussies who after the Boer War travelled to East Africa Colony (Kenya) and set up the first ever safari outfitting business catering to clients. They employed many a famous PH who many have heard about from their writings or others writings.

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John aka NitroX

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