459 ELSA K MAGNUM

  

Invented by Dr. Lauren Kortz, an Austrian physician who was the proprietor of ELKO ARMS, (Dept. G&A, 28 rue Eccole Moderne, 7400 Soignes Belgium). According to an article by Jack Lott in the Feb 1995 issue of Big Bore Rifles Magazine, the cartridges were manufactured in the USA from American components. The article is reproduced HERE.