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44 Russian brass for sale-44 S&W Russian cases for reloading

Factory new Starline unprimed 44 RUSSIAN (44 S&W Russian) brass for sale.  100 PCS  Starline item #4400, uses large pistol primers.

44 Russian, or .44 Smith and Wesson Russian, is basically a shortened 44 Special. It can be fired from revolvers chambered in .44 Special or .44 Magnum.  Designed in 1870 by S&W for the Imperial Russian Army, later copied by German firm Ludwig Loewe.  Commercial model firearms appeared in 1878, a good example is a Colt Bisley Target.  44 Russian was popular and accurate, Buffalo Bill favored this cartridge.  Originally loaded with black powder, made obsolete with the 44 Special which had a large case capacity to handle the switch to smokeless powder.