Cartridge dates

[Charlie Bowdre]

Guys and Gals
Can anyone give me the rough order or approximate date of the introduction of the following cartridges??
Appreciate it .

38 WCF, 44 special, 44-40, 45 long colt, 45 Russian, 45 Schofield


Dutchy

[Four-Eyed Buck]

.44 Russian- around 1870
.45 Schofield- 1875
.45 Colt 1873
44-40- 1873

[Frenchie]

Wikipedia sez:

.38 Winchester Central Fire (.38-40) = 1886
.44 Smith & Wesson Special = 1907
.44-40 (.44 Winchester Central Fire) = 1873
45 Long Colt = 1873
.44 Russian = 1870
.45 Schofield = 1871

There is no ".45 Russian".

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

With all due respect, Wikipedia is often not very reliable for technical data. When I want specific information like this, I open a few books.

According to George Madis in The Winchester Handbook, the first Winchester Model 1873s chambered for 38-40  appeared in 1879.

According to Jerry Kuhnhausen in The Colt Single Action Revolvers Shop Manual, the 45 Schofield cartridge first appeared in 1875 when Smith & Wesson was trying to jump on the military bandwagon and gain some contracts with the US Army after Colt beat them to the punch in 1873. The Schofield cartridge did not appear until after the 45 Colt cartridge, which was first produced in 1873.

44-40 was developed for the Winchester Model 1873, in 1873, however production problems with the ammo limited full scale production until 1874.

Smith and Wesson first produced the Russian model in 1871.

Smith and Wesson developed the 44 S&W Special, or 44 Special, in 1908 in conjunction with their new 44 Hand Ejector First Model, known affectionately to S&W collectors as the Triple Lock. Also known as the New Century and the Model of 1908.