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Help me ID this bit of ammo
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Glockster30
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Without knowing the dimensions of the cartridge, it appears to be a .44 Rimfire aka .44 Henry.
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.44 Henry
The .44 Henry, also known as the .44 Rimfire, the .44 Long Rimfire, or the 11x23mmR (11x23mm rimfire) cartridge is a rimfire round that uses a .875 in (22.2 mm)-long case. The round has a total length of 1.345 inches. It uses a 200 or 216 gr (12.96 or 14.00 g) grain bullet with a .446 in (11.3...
38ExtraSpecial
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Do you have dimensions? I can look it up when I get home.
Agnotology
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Don't think so. That's a 30s Steel Wheel case tractor in the background
MisterHappy
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Get the bullet diameter, and it will be a [bullet diameter] rimfire
The, find
It will probably be there (or just google the [bullet diameter] rimfire, and compare dimensions.
The, find
It will probably be there (or just google the [bullet diameter] rimfire, and compare dimensions.
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Agnotology
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My calipers are toast, I can't count on them for an accurate reading anymore. My 11 year old used them as a pry bar.
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Just measuring by eyeball, I do not think the round in the original post is .44 Henry. The .44 Henry round is very short and the case length is only about twice the bullet diameter. This short length is ideal for maximizing capacity in a tube fed rifle.
The round in the OP is longer, and also appears to be slightly tapered, where the Henry case is pretty much straight walled. Though the taper might be an illusion of the photograph.
With that said, the stamping does look very similar, so I don't know what that round is.
Followup. I did some googling, and there was a round called .44 long rimfire that was briefly used in some Colt revolvers in the late 1870's.
There is a picture of it here:
forum.cartridgecollectors.org
That round still looks different, but closer. I think we would need accurate measurements on diameter and case length to make a better assessment.
The primary period for large bore rimfires was about 1860 to 1880, and that was also a period of major firearms development. I think there were a variety of firearms and cartridges that died out quickly. So that round might be anything widely known.
The round in the OP is longer, and also appears to be slightly tapered, where the Henry case is pretty much straight walled. Though the taper might be an illusion of the photograph.
With that said, the stamping does look very similar, so I don't know what that round is.
Followup. I did some googling, and there was a round called .44 long rimfire that was briefly used in some Colt revolvers in the late 1870's.
There is a picture of it here:
Help with .44 Rimfire Long
Hi all, still fairly new to ammunition collecting - I bought this unmarked .44 rimfire cartridge as a .44 Henry over the weekend but after doing a bit of research through the forum archives and a few other sites I think it’s actually a .44 Rimfire Long. I took some pictures next to a .44 Ballard...
forum.cartridgecollectors.org
That round still looks different, but closer. I think we would need accurate measurements on diameter and case length to make a better assessment.
The primary period for large bore rimfires was about 1860 to 1880, and that was also a period of major firearms development. I think there were a variety of firearms and cartridges that died out quickly. So that round might be anything widely known.
