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Was sorting through some of my loose ammo and thought that some of you may have never seen one of these rounds. Check out the one on the left.
Very cool . I have several 66s and many shells but have never seem a factory center fire
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That appears to be a .44 Henry Center Fire. If it is, It’s a very rare cartridge.
win4575 said
That appears to be a .44 Henry Center Fire. If it is, It’s a very rare cartridge.
Or center fire for a 66 center fire conversion.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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The .44 Henry center fire cartridge was developed for use in the model 1866. In 1891, just over 1000 of the 1866 carbines in .44 Henry center fire caliber were shipped to South America.
Folks,
Might refer to my article on a modified 1866 SRC, to fire both rim and center fire cartridges, in the Spring 2015 “Collector”. Among other things, it showed pictures of rimfire .44 Henrys, centerfire .44 Henry’s, and the potential alternative .44 American #3 cartridges. A table of measured dimensions was included with the pictures of the cartridges. The .44 Henry Centerfire is a rare cartridge for sure, and glad to see another one depicted here!! I have little doubt there are more out there than are “known” because they lack the headstamp. If more folks were looking and had the measurements, I would bet more would come to light! For you folks with a box or drawer of loose ammo, take the time to look through them and see if maybe you, too, have a rare .44 Henry Centerfire cartridge! Alternatively, troll through the loose ammo boxes the “cartridge collectors” bring to the shows and perhaps a prize will be found if you know the dimensions (or approximate dimensions).
Tim
I have had this center fire cartridge for quite a few years. Last year I was sorting all the loose ammo and could not figure out what this cartridge was. Sometime after, a friend of mine, a major Henry and 66 collector, was selling me a bunch of Henry cartridges that came out of a 100 round box. He asked me if I still had the center fire cartridge he had given me. I had forgot about this. The cartridge on the right, in my pictures, is one from a 100 round box.
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