[2] Remington introduced its first large-calibre centre-fire revolver in 1875, although many Model 1858 percussion revolvers had been converted to .44 Rimfire or .46 Rimfire cartridges, the latter with five-shot cylinders.

Remington apparently sold the revolvers on the open market to recoup its expenses.

Some sources claim that the cartridge was very close in dimensions and ballistics to the contemporary .44 Colt, to the point of the two being interchangeable,[3] but others dispute this[4] (see below for more information on the dimensions of the two cartridges).

The .44 Remington Centerfire may also be confused with the .44-40 Winchester, due to the former habit of some US firearms companies of producing identical copies of their rivals' proprietary cartridges under their own designations.

[5] The cartridge contained a 0.447" diameter heeled bullet over 32 grains of black powder.