Is there any information available about the .445 Grasset Nitro Express version of the 11mm Gras cartridge? About 1900, F. Grasset of Paris modified Lebel actions to take a smokeless “Nitro” version of the 11mm Gras cartridge. Grasset Lebel “L’Africain”. Has anyone ever seen a confirmed example of the .445 Grasset Nitro? I sure haven’t. Was this just a smokless version of this cartridge or was it a higher powered version, much like the 11.2x60 Schuler was to the original 11mm Mauser cartridge. Or maybe the Winchester High Power versions of older black powder cartridges.
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