
44 caliber cartridge of their own design. The Russian Government offered Smith & Wesson an order for 20,000 revolvers but only if they were chambered for a. embassy, General Gorloff, encountered the new 44 S&W revolvers and was impressed but not so much with the. 22 LR round.) At this dawn of metallic revolver cartridges most if not all American designed ones were based on the heel-base bullet concept. The full diameter of the bullet was the same as the outside diameter of the cartridge case. It used a heel-base type of bullet meaning there was a reduced diameter shank to fit inside the cartridge case. Army bought 1,000 of S&W’s brand new No.3 revolvers chambered for a round that was first called only.

S&W 44 Russian Revolvers | 44 S&W Russian Cartridge History and Info
