Well, haven't heard from Remington yet, but I did some research on my own.

It's a .43 Spanish round.




Those pics aren't MY rifle, but it looks exactly like this one. Apparently they're rare, and the cheapest one for sale I've seen has been $600. None of these had the original leather carrying strap either.

And yes...it's a cleaning rod.

Haha, I figured it would be. Looks like it uses the same rolling-block action that the M1871 Springfield has.

Actually the M1871 looks a lot like your rifle:
http://www.19thcenturyweapons.com/ga...s/71rb104.html

Remington rolling block action. I have one of later mfg. They were used extensivily in militarys around the world for a short period before repeating rifles.

George

Cool. a friend of mine has a M-4, 9mm, .45, glock, M-16, M1,and an MP5. cool stuff. I've only seen one of them. But the pictures are cool. He know how to put the M-16 together with his eyes closed.

Now is he in the military or are these illegal weapons that he's toting around?

Hmmm, acctually, if he ives in Navada...

sounds like an old school black powder