Cimarron 1858 New Army Revolver 44-40 5.5" Barrel 2-Piece Walnut Grip Forged Steel Standard Blue CA1005
This Cimarron Uberti revolver has a .429 bore. The cylinder cambers are large enough to accept the thicker Star line brass and .430 dia bullets.
- Caliber: 44-40
- Barrel Length: 5.5 inches
- Style: Standard Blue
- Frame: Forged Steel
- Finish: Standard Blue
- Grip: 2 Piece Walnut
- Single Action
- Fixed Sights
- 6-round Capacity
Cimarron has taken the well respected 1858 New Model Army/Navy and improved it for the modern shooter's needs. The 1858 New Model Army was originally made in rimfire and center fire metallic cartridges and priced for the civilian trade at $9.00. Like the 1872 Open Top, these revolvers were not converted from a percussion model but instead were manufactured to fire a cartridge.
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
The 44-40 Winchester (44 WCF) was introduced by Winchester in 1873 in their Model 1873 lever action. The '73, "the gun that won the West," was the first truly successful repeater, and its 44-40 cartridge was quickly adopted by other manufacturers, including both Colt and Smith & Wesson in revolvers. Using a .427-inch bullet, the standard load features a 200-grain bullet at about 1100 feet per second, producing 588 foot-pounds of energy. This is not a lot of power, but the 44-40 was probaby the most popular sporting cartridge of the 19th Century, accounting for untold amounts of game. It remained the most popular chambering in the 1892 Winchester, and was a common chambering in both rifles and handguns at least through the 1940s. The growth in Cowboy Action shooting has revived it; the 44-40 has less recoil than the 45 Colt, and serves as a common chambering for rifles and revolvers. Ammo is readily available and it is chambered to numerous reissues and reproductions. — Craig Boddington
