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IMPERIAL HANDGUN .40" UP TO .449"
44 COLT
44 · 10 headstamps · 5 scans
| Calibre | 44 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL HANDGUN .40" UP TO .449" · 15 images |
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
Research notes
During the early to mid-1860’s the percussion revolver had to make way for the newly developed self-contained cartridge. During this time the US Army began to look for a new cartridge/revolver combination to replace their rapidly obsolete percussion revolvers. The 44 Colt was developed by Colt around 1871/1872. It was only ever used in the Model 1860 Mason-Richards conversion and was briefly adopted by the U.S. Army but replaced in 1873 by the more powerful 45 Colt. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 403)
Provenance
2018Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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