Eley Furlong Cartridges
Name/Title
Eley Furlong CartridgesEntry/Object ID
2025.1.495Description
Three Eley Furlong cartridges including one pin fire cartridge. All smokeless. Lacquer finish to the paper casing.Context
Eley Limited is a British manufacturer of firearms cartridges. Historically the company has produced a broad variety of ammunition, but today specialises in .22 Long Rifle cartridges for competitive target shooting. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, six of the twelve medals for cartridge rifle and pistol were won using Eley ammunition. Found by the Eley brothers, William and Charles in the 1820s, they purchased the rights to the "wire cartridge" in 1828. The wire held the shot together in the early stages of flight. Charles withdrew from the company but William carried on and expanded their range in 1837 with 'percussion' caps*. Although he was killed in an explosion in 1841 his three sons continued in the business. After the war they merged with Explosives Trades Ltd as did many other firms and subsequently Nobel Industries, eventually being part of IMI and then ICI. *A percussion cap, percussion primer or caplock is a single-use percussion ignition device for a muzzle-loader firearm - enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition.Category
Guns equipment