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Extremely Rare Full Crate of Remington-UMC .44 Henry Flat Cartridges - , 44 Henry RF. The .44 Henry rimfire aka .44 Henry Flat was introduced in 1860 alongside the Henry lever action rifle. The initial load was a 200-grain, flat nosed bullet and around 28 grains of black powder. Its introduction marked an important milestone and transition point in firearms history. In an era still dominated by single shot, muzzleloading rifles, the combination of the self-contained .44 rimfire cartridge and the lever action Henry rifles demonstrated the potential of metallic cartridge firing, repeating arms. While the .44 Henry cartridge packed significantly less punch than the Model 1861 Springfield rifle-muskets firing bullets more than double the weight with more than double the powder charge, the Henry had sixteen shots giving a soldiers a significant overall firepower advantage. In addition the Henry rifles
of the Civil War, the cartridge was also most famously used in the Winchester Mode 1866 rifles and carbines that were popular in the American West during the Indian Wars and settlement of the frontier. In 1871, George R. Stetson of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. patented improvements for the cartridge, and the Winchester Model 1873 introduced the centerfire .44-40 W.C.F. However, Winchester continued to manufactured the ‘66s until nearly the end of the century, and the Model 1866 continued to be widely used in the American West for decades.
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