So it’s like this. Should I have been able to determine the caliber of this antique when I have it in hand? Should I have been able to tell that it was not a 44 Russian?

If the answer is yes? Then you made a mistake. It’s OK. We all make mistakes. Perhaps the seller also made a mistake in the listing?

You can imagine how many mistakes were made during the time this antique was manufactured? Why? NO caliber marking whatsoever breeds mistakes. Even today. 133 years later!

Murph