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Thanks for the help.. I was getting confused because I have a reasonably new Marlin 45-70.. the 50 -70 cartridges I have originally came with this carbine and aided in the confusion and finally I just kept getting hung up on the '50' being the led number, not the 45. Douglas

I believe you just confirmed what I have been trying to say... I have a surviving member of the 5000 original Remington rolling block Navy carbines.. I am not hung up on the 50-70 or 45-70, I was only trying to meet the 'critical' identification aspects of what oldremguy posted for being one of the ...

The 50-70 cartridge that I have.. one made by Reed's research... is too long by... my guess... 3/8th of an inch. It does go in however. All the other aspects on this carbine match the critical aspects of a Navy Carbine. (concave base, ejector @ 6:00, second anchor stamp on top of the barrel...) It h...

Yes, I said that in my post. I tried a 50-70 & it was too big.

I am in possession of a genuine Remington rolling block carbine from the 1860's. It has all the key requirements to be genuine. The ejector pin is at the 6:00 position. The caliber is 45-70, not 50-70. The 50-70 cartridges will not fit.. they are about 3/8 ths too long. the firing pin is spring load...