Is this 38/44?

[BreakerDan]

I have never been up on all the markings for 38/44 and saw this auction for 38 Special "Hi Speed" 158 gr LD Index 6538- wondering is this actually some of the last 38/44 or just later regular "Police Service."???

The box on the far left- I blew the picture up to
get the index code.
200 Rounds 38 Special Remington Federal Peters : Pistol Ammo at GunBroker.com

If it is 38/44 I might have to try and get it.

 

[Andy Griffith]

None that I see is .38-44.

If it had been, I'm certain that after posting, the sharks would have been circling, and the price wouldn't have been pretty- except for the seller.

It's just old ammo in loadings (the 200 grain) that is no longer factory loaded.
Too rich for my blood already.

 

[BreakerDan]

None that I see is .38-44.

If it had been, I'm certain that after posting, the sharks would have been circling, and the price wouldn't have been pretty- except for the seller.

It's just old ammo in loadings (the 200 grain) that is no longer factory loaded.
Too rich for my blood already.

Thanks, I played with the 200 gr 38s all the time but thought
that might have been 38-44 on the left. Oh, well. It is even harder
to find than the 200 gr 38s. I looked for several years for them at
gun shows before I found some.

 

[Texas1941]

That auction is closed, so it doesn't matter now, but if you come across something like that again, the box on the left is indeed the Remington high speed loading. The cases are probably marked ".38 Spl HV". I have not seen any of it since the late '60s or early '70s. I've often wondered just how that ammo was compaired to the pre war 38/44 ammo. I don't believe the boxes were marked expressly for the 38/44, but I seem to recall some sort of disclaimer or safty warning. That was a long time ago and I just don't remember.

I sold sporting goods in the first Target to open in Houstion in 1969. They stocked the store by cloning an existing store in the Midwest, so we got a lot of ammunition that was not usually seen in Texas. That Remington ammo was part of the first shipment. We also received a 100 set crate of snow chains.

Looking at the print on the box, I think it may be from later in the '70s, but that's a guess.

 

[BreakerDan]

That auction is closed, so it doesn't matter now, but if you come across something like that again, the box on the left is indeed the Remington high speed loading. The cases are probably marked ".38 Spl HV". I have not seen any of it since the late '60s or early '70s. I've often wondered just how that ammo was compaired to the pre war 38/44 ammo. I don't believe the boxes were marked expressly for the 38/44, but I seem to recall some sort of disclaimer or safty warning. That was a long time ago and I just don't remember.

I sold sporting goods in the first Target to open in Houstion in 1969. They stocked the store by cloning an existing store in the Midwest, so we got a lot of ammunition that was not usually seen in Texas. That Remington ammo was part of the first shipment. We also received a 100 set crate of snow chains.

Looking at the print on the box, I think it may be from later in the '70s, but that's a guess.

Thanks 1941,

a lot of good loads like the 38-44, Super Police 38s and the high velocity loadings of the 25-20 &32-20 lasted late into the 70s. I always keep my eyes peeled for them. Shame they discontinued them as I like them all.
Especially the 32-20 hv and the Super Police. I just didn't recognize that box as a 38-44 box, but I remember now from the hv 32-20 that Remington used Hi speed markings not high velocity to denote the good stuff.