JTNP: Four Historic Sites - Part 1

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Back up at the habitation site clearings, Niki's sharp eyes spot a cartridge case.  This turns out to be one of the best finds of the day.  The head stamp of this cartridge, as you'll see in the following photo, says that it's a Remington UMC .44 XL.  Since Remington merged with UMC in 1902, the case dates from at least that vintage.  The XL is for Extra Long, which makes it a rare bird indeed.  It was a standard .44-40 cartridge case with a paper shot container which held almost 1 1/2 ounce of #8 shot.  The paper shot container stuck out beyond the cartridge, giving the round an overall length of about 2".  Consequently, it couldn't be fired in standard revolvers.  But, there's a solution, as we'll find out in the caption for the next photo....

Back up at the habitation site clearings, Niki's sharp eyes spot a cartridge case. This turns out to be one of the best finds of the day. The head stamp of this cartridge, as you'll see in the following photo, says that it's a Remington UMC .44 XL. Since Remington merged with UMC in 1902, the case dates from at least that vintage. The XL is for Extra Long, which makes it a rare bird indeed. It was a standard .44-40 cartridge case with a paper shot container which held almost 1 1/2 ounce of #8 shot. The paper shot container stuck out beyond the cartridge, giving the round an overall length of about 2". Consequently, it couldn't be fired in standard revolvers. But, there's a solution, as we'll find out in the caption for the next photo....

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