#54 • Antique .44 Extra Long Wesson Rifle Cartridge

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

High bid $5.00

Status: Sold

Antique .44 Extra Long Wesson Rifle cartridge has a bright straight brass case with a clean rimmed base showing concentric machining rings and a copper primer, topped by a heavily corroded and encrusted round-nosed lead bullet with visible grease grooves beneath a thick layer of aged oxidation. Developed by Frank Wesson in the 1870s for his single-shot tip-up rifles, this cartridge was one of several long, low-powered rimfire and centerfire rounds popular for small game hunting and target shooting before more standardized cartridges rendered it obsolete by the late 1800s. Cartridge measurements are OAL 2.20in CL 1.62in MW .43