There was a collector up in Alberta years ago that displayed several NWMP Carbines, both the original early models, and the "New Pattern".
Replacing their clapped out Sniders with the 45-75s must have made for some fairly happy (and formidable) Mounties,....and the legend and lore surrounding those Carbine's exploits is a fundamental component of Western Canadian History,....Batoche, Duck Lake, Riel, DuMont, etc.

Here's a good read about one of em',...talk about provenance.

Link: http://www.antiquearmsinc.com/winch...nted-police-rcmp-legion-frontiersmen.htm

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