Remington Light Baby Carbine

[ehull]

The early Remington Light Baby Carbines were available with 18 or 20 inch barrels, blued or nickel plated, and in calibers .44 RF and 44 WCF. After the Remington bankruptcy, it appears the company settled on offering only the 20 inch version in 44 WCF after 1888. The early carbines have a tang marking "E.REMINGTON & SONS" while post-bankruptcy carbines are marked "REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY." Most of the early carbines were sold to Uruguay, with factory number 3 being documented in Uruguay.

[huntor55]

I am not sure what you are calling a light carbine, but i have a remington #4 rolling block, S# 140032. It is a 32 rimfire, bbl length is 18 " full octagon and over all length of 32 " The metal is in good condition and the wood is poor, as it has a small piece missing at the tang.
The over all appearance is about the same size as a Stevens Favorite. I have some of the original ammunition which came in shorts and long rifles, I have both sizes. It shoots fine, but i have not checked accuracy.

[ehull]

The "Light Baby Carbine" is made on the Model 1-1/2 frame, so it is heftier than the No. 4.

[fmx_freak]

Hi, I'm wondering if this a remington light baby carbine...

[ehull]

Your carbine appears to be a standard military carbine, using the military sized frame (called No. 1 in sporting arms). The buttstock also appears to be from a later smokeless era rifle. Suggest you check the chambering; a .44 cartridge (as in the Light baby Carbine) would have a very short chamber as compared to the .43 Spanish cartridge.

[ehull]

Hello "roller" and welcome to this website. I wrote an article on the Light Baby carbine, and it's connection with Uruguay, a couple of years ago.
What are the Remington company markings on the tang of your carbine? What are the factory numbers stamped on the left side of the tangs (under the buttstock)? A friend bought two "Baby" carbines in Uruguay and brought them back to the USA a few years ago--one was numbered "3" which would indicate that the "Baby" carbine factory numbers started at "1." The other one was also numbered low, 3 digits. It appears the very first "Baby" carbines were among the 1860 shipped to Uruguay in 1886.

[ehull]

To my knowledge all of the Light Baby Carbines had the patent markings on the top tang. Most also have a sling bar and ring, though sling swivels were an option. They were sold to whomever wished to have a light, short gun--sporter or military.

[ehull]

Those numbers are consistent with the low numbers on a couple of other Uruguay carbines I have handled. Thx.