Bullet and Shell Civil War Projectiles Forum
Relic Discussion => Bullets => Topic started by: txrelichunter on April 02, 2016, 02:01:49 PM
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Man these things are so hard to nail down for me. Is this or could this be a .44 caliber Colt or Henry?
measures about.. 0600 to .905T .44 D and 182W
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The Henry's I know about have a more rounded nose.
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Txrelichunter, for whatever it's worth to hear, I agree with Emike... the civil war .44 Henry bullet had a more-rounded tip to its nose than what we see in your photos.
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.44 Henry cartridges could only be fired in a gun which would accept that cartridge. The .44 Henry Rifle had 6-groove rifling. The .44 Colt Revolver (and .44 Colt Revolving Rifle) had 7-groove rifling. In your photos, your bullet shows rifling-marks, but I can't count them. What's the count? If your fired bullet is a Henry, there's very little chance it was fired out of anything but a Henry Rifle/Carbine... which means it should show 6-groove rifling if it's a Henry.
Regards,
Pete
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I'd go with calling it a fired Colt (New Model).
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Txrelichunter, for whatever it's worth to hear, I agree with Emike... the civil war .44 Henry bullet had a more-rounded tip to its nose than what we see in your photos.
Also:
.44 Henry cartridges could only be fired in a gun which would accept that cartridge. The .44 Henry Rifle had 6-groove rifling. The .44 Colt Revolver (and .44 Colt Revolving Rifle) had 7-groove rifling. In your photos, your bullet shows rifling-marks, but I can't count them. What's the count? If your fired bullet is a Henry, there's very little chance it was fired out of anything but a Henry Rifle/Carbine... which means it should show 6-groove rifling if it's a Henry.
Regards,
Pete
The bullet is damaged on the one side.. So I can't really tell but I would guess 6