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MADE “FOR SHARPS RIFLE” - UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE
COMPANY GREEN LABEL BOX OF .44 – 2 ¼”– 77 GRAIN CALIBER
SHARPS RIFLE CARTRIDGES – 10 ROUND BOX IN VERY GOOD
CONDITION: The .44- 77 Sharps cartridge was
introduced by Sharps in
1875 for the Sharps Sporting Rifle so popular with the
early buffalo hunters on the plains.
This is the very collectable .44 - 2 ¼”, also known as
the “.44 Sharps” caliber ten round cartridge box,
bearing the desirable Union Metallic Cartridge company
green label. As indicated on the label, these cartridges
are loaded with the 405 grain paper patched bullets.
The box has seen some effects from age and shelf wear,
but it has survived in very good solid condition with
all ten of the original cartridges present and intact.
The top label has some wear around the edges, but all of
the significant text is still intact and legible as can
be seen in the photographs below. The top half of the
end label is still present, and although having some
edge wear the significant text is still mostly present
and legible. Considering the age of this packet and the
conditions on the frontier where so many of these
packets were sold and used, it is remarkable that the
seams of both the lid and the body are intact and the
box holds its full form.
All ten of the original cartridges are present and are
loaded with the classic 405 grain paper patched
bullets. The cartridges are wrapped in the original
beige packing paper.
Specimens of this early production
cartridge, packaged in these early style boxes are quite
scarce in the collector’s market and this is a very
respectable specimen bearing the desirable Sharps Rifle
reference on the label. This box will make a nice
addition to display with your rifle. (0444) $975
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