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Was the original 1892, ever chambered in .45LC? I thought, 44-40 was the biggest cartridge.
No, reason was the old balloon head case design of the 45 Colt ctg. case heads would rip out upon extraction of a 45 ctg. 44 WCF , 38 WCF , etc were originally rifle
Cartridges designed for the purpose. Those ctgs were of the same size that could also be used in a handgun. So the birth of the rifle/revolver combo.
Funny how all say that back then everyone matched their revolver to their rifle in these cases. James Gillette, Texas Ranger in west Texas spoke of an incident where one of his rangers (in the middle of a gunfight with bandits) accidentally loaded one of his 45 Colt Revolver ctgs in his 1873 Winchester 44WCF! He went on to state how the ranger very coolly and under fire took his belt knife, unscrewed the screw retaining the loading gate, clears the jammed ctg, reassembled, and continued the fight. The rifle /revolver combo was not always the case. It boiled down to what they had and what they could afford!