Rare Partial Fabric Box UMC 44 Short Rim Fire Black Powder Ammo 20 rounds

This is a partial box, 20 original rounds, of .44 Short Rim Fire black powder ammunition manufactured by The Union Metallic Cartridge Co. (UMC) with swaged bullets.  The two piece purple fabric box has an intact primary label with excellent graphics showing a very nice cartridge cut.  The box shows older tape repairs to the outside top and with seam separation on some corners, flaking, slightly indented sides with most of the bottom side seal label missing.  The cartridges are in excellent condition with age darkening.  These were used primarily in “Bull Dog” pistols and revolvers such as the Hammond Bull Dog introduced in the final years of the Civil War.  A great display box with some very hard to find cartridges.