Not .50-70, the head measurement is .470", almost .100" smaller than a .50-70 cartridge base size. Case length is 1.3", .050" shorter than the .50-70 Gov't. I still say 44 Game Getter or 44 Colt Lightning.
It is a balloon head cartridge case, so the period we are talking about is about right, late 19th Century.
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Where in the West Texas Desert?
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In west Texas, of course! Pretty sure it's west of east Texas. But as big as Texas is, you never know!