#52 • .44-95 Peabody "What Cheer" Cartridge

Part of Antique Ammunition Online Auction (timed auction by Linkous Auction Group)

High bid $75.00

Status: Sold

Single .44-95 Peabody "What Cheer" cartridge features a long tapered brass case with a bright wide rim, a thick paper-patched round-nosed lead bullet with a dark oxidized surface, and a clean contrast between the aged upper case and polished base. Purpose-built for the prestigious What Cheer long-range target shooting matches in Rhode Island during the 1870s and 1880s, it was chambered in Peabody-Martini rifles and remains one of the rarest and most collectible target cartridges of the American black powder era. Cartridge measurements are OAL 3.48in CL 2.30in MW .46in