Skofnung
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Ok, here I am again. I have a few more questions regarding old guns.
1) The factory conversion of the Remington New Model Army revolver to metallic cartidges was available in .46 caliber rimfire and .44 centerfire. Exactly what was the official designation of that .44 centerfire? .44 Remington? .44-40? Some other obscure round?
2) How did the conversion work? Did it have a loading gate? Was it a 5 shot only deal like the SAA? Was it reliable?
3) This question involves the S&W New Model No. 3 in .44 Russian. Was itn safe to shoot smokeless powder in this gun/cartridge combo? Was factory loaded smokeless .44 Russian available in or after 1895?
4) We all know what many of the common cartridges (rifle and pistol) of the 19th century were here in the US, but what about elsewhere in the world? I'm not so much concerned with military rounds, as finding out what these were is a fairly easy task. What I am wondering is, what kind of rifle would a British Colonist (think poor farmer here) in South Africa have hanging over the fireplace? What about a wealthy sahib over in India?
Thanks again for your help!
1) The factory conversion of the Remington New Model Army revolver to metallic cartidges was available in .46 caliber rimfire and .44 centerfire. Exactly what was the official designation of that .44 centerfire? .44 Remington? .44-40? Some other obscure round?
2) How did the conversion work? Did it have a loading gate? Was it a 5 shot only deal like the SAA? Was it reliable?
3) This question involves the S&W New Model No. 3 in .44 Russian. Was itn safe to shoot smokeless powder in this gun/cartridge combo? Was factory loaded smokeless .44 Russian available in or after 1895?
4) We all know what many of the common cartridges (rifle and pistol) of the 19th century were here in the US, but what about elsewhere in the world? I'm not so much concerned with military rounds, as finding out what these were is a fairly easy task. What I am wondering is, what kind of rifle would a British Colonist (think poor farmer here) in South Africa have hanging over the fireplace? What about a wealthy sahib over in India?
Thanks again for your help!