The 1866 Winchester in 44 Henry centerfield flat did get used in America minutely but we're mostly sent to Brazil. It is better known as the 44 Henry centerfield short, in Brazil it is called the 44 Brazillian Nagant. You can buy ammo for it from south American ammunition manufacturers as several calibers designated absolute or dead here.in America are still in extensively wide use in 3rd world countries.
Take a look at this month's American Rifleman on the last page - "I Have This Old Gun" . . . good write up on a '66 carbine and conversion to center fire cartridge.
Welcome Redneck45, welcome on your first posting
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Boxer or Berdan primers??
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There is currently an article about these rifles on the NRA website.
Also, inside last page (88) of July, 2019 American Rifleman.
Last edited by Der Gebirgsjager; 06-21-2019 at 08:55 PM.
I know this is an older post, but I have experienced kind of a two-year gap in my life, so hopefully this is not too old to revive.
How did the historical letter shake out? Did you ever disassemble it to see if it looked like a factory or gunsmith centerfire?
--DJ
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