Guns International #: 103349088
Seller's Inventory #: 259260

Category - Spencer Rifles - Antique Rifles - Cartridge

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Spencer Rifles
Antique Rifles - Cartridge

INDIAN WARS|FRONTIER Antique SPENCER M1865 Repeating SADDLE RING CARBINE 1 of about 24,000 Post-Civil War Carbines Produced

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INDIAN WARS|FRONTIER Antique SPENCER M1865 Repeating SADDLE RING CARBINE  

1 of about 24,000 Post-Civil War Carbines Produced

Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine, made circa late 1865-1866 in Boston, Massachusetts, just after the close of the Civil War. The Model 1865 carbines were lever-operated, breech-loading rifles that were marvels of the time and had a lasting impact on how war was to be fought in the future. Though their service life in the U.S. military was relatively short, the Spencer story includes Christopher Spencer, the inventor of the rifle, demonstrating and shooting with President Abraham Lincoln, who gave his full endorsement of the piece.

The Spencer was the world's first military metallic cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between 1860 and 1869. The Spencer repeating rifle was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the time. Among the early users was George Armstrong Custer. This Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry. Many a buffalo were taken off the plains during westward expansion by the Spencer rifle.

Supposedly, during the battle at Gettysburg, a captured Rebel that day said one could “load in the morning and fire all day!” This was due to the Spencer’s most endearing quality: a 7-round magazine tube in the butt of the gun. This gave the shooter phenomenal firepower in a day when most soldiers were muzzle-loading single shots or even singly loading their breech-loading carbines. Approximately 34,500 Model 1865 Spencer carbines were produced by Burnside Rifle Co., along with roughly 24,000 made by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. These were used well beyond the Civil War into the Western Frontier.

As mentioned above, the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. manufactured the Model 1865 carbines in 1865-1866, serial numbered in the approximate range of 1-24000 and chambered for use with the 56-50 "50 Spencer" rimfire. There are two bordered script inspection cartouches stamped on the left stock wrist.

The overall condition is good. Patina throughout. The action is excellent. The bore is bright with strong rifling. The stock has worn through to the magazine tube on the top left side of the wrist, but remains stable and strong throughout. A great gun with a lot of character.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 20 inches.

Caliber: .56-50 (.50 Spencer) Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$3050

#259260
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $3,050.00
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