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The cartridges shown are .45-70. They were also chambered in .32-40, .38-55 and .40-60 Marlin.
w30wcf
aka John Kort
aka Jack Christian SASS 11993 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
aka w44wcf (black powder)
NRA Life member
.22 WCF, .30 WCF, .44 WCF Cartridge Historian
the 1881 45/70 was the first lever gun i ever personally owned and it was a great shooter. i still have one and it is one of my favorites, very accurate, smooth operating but very heavy. if you ever get a chance to pick one up do so; they used to be quite cheap compared to the winchesters.
hfcable, you're right about the 1881 being one slight operating lever.
I picked up a set of replacement wood for mine (the butt stock on it now is an older replacement, and it's a bit too long even for my 6'2" frame) and I need to do some tinkering with the mag tube, but she goes bang whenever I pull the trigger.
Of course, given that I was reloading .45-70 cartridges this evening, you'd think I would have recognized them! They still look "smaller" to me - must be the photo!
Thanks,
marlinman93,
WOW! What a neat collection of 1881's.
Ysabel Kid,
The cartridges appear to be similar to the early 405gr /55 (grs. of b.p.) military load where the bullet is seated very deep into the case.
w30wcf
aka John Kort
aka Jack Christian SASS 11993 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
aka w44wcf (black powder)
NRA Life member
.22 WCF, .30 WCF, .44 WCF Cartridge Historian
John Marlin's rifle was actually Andrew Burgess's rifle. Andrew Burgess was second to John Browning in his gun making genius and this is just one of hundreds of patents that Burgess had...