.44-40 cal. Winchester Cartridge: 5th From Muzzle

Name/Title

.44-40 cal. Winchester Cartridge: 5th From Muzzle

Entry/Object ID

KK.0192

Description

.44-40 cartridge

Context

Found inside Winchester 1873 carbine rifle (ES.0001) along with multiple intact cartridges.

Collection

Ammunition

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

Blair Mountain, West Virginia. The feeding tube had degraded and the bullets laid in a line were they had been loaded into the rifle.

Exhibitions

Exhibition

The Mine Wars: Memory & Legacy

Notes

exhibited with Winchester 1873 carbine rifle (ES.0001) and one other cartridge (KK.0193)