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IMPERIAL HANDGUN .40" UP TO .449"
44 SMITH & WESSON SPECIAL
44 · 23 headstamps · 14 scans
| Calibre | 44 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL HANDGUN .40" UP TO .449" · 37 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
The 44 Special was introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1907 and was based on a lengthened 44 Russian case. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 415)
BP is by Baschieri & Pellagri, Bologna, Italy
Thunder Ranch - LAKE VIEW, OREGON - CASES MADE FOR THEM BY COR-BON
Provenance
2019Catalogued in the collection
2024Record last revised · 2024-05-19
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