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Nonetheless, firearms chambered for .44 Henry were no longer manufactured by around 1900. Due to the fact that there were already around 170,000 lever actions rifles and carbines chambered for the cartridge in circulation plus smaller numbers of Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers and other firearms, ammunition companies like Remington-Union Metallic Cartridge Company (merged together in 1912) continued to produce .44 Henry ammunition to supply shooters of these firearms until around the Great Depression. Naturally, the vast majority
of the .44 Henry ammunition was used up over the following decades making even a single partial box of
Henry ammunition collectible today, sealed boxes full of ammunition like each of the twenty boxes in this crate particularly desirable and valuable, and a full crate like this essentially unheard of and almost impossible to acquire.
This extraordinary wood crate is full of Remington-UMC .44 Henry (Flat) rimfire ammunition. It contains twenty 50-round boxes of ammunition for a total of 1,000 rounds. The boxes’ picture labels show a cartridge marked “.44 HENRY FLAT/MODEL 1866,” and the side labels note they are “SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MODEL 1866 RIFLES/AND CARBINES,/ALSO OTHER ARMS.” The boxes are dated “April 1924.” The case lid has been broken into three pieces but is complete, and the outside of the crate has Remington-UMC markings.
CONDITION: Excellent unopened boxes with mild age and storage related wear. The crate is very fine as opened. This is a very rare, possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to own a crate of .44 Henry Rimfire ammunition and would be an excellent addition for the spectacular Winchester Model 1866 in your collection.
Estimate: 70,000 - 90,000
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