SOLD
1,950.00USDto floor+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2012 Nov 17 @ 15:48UTC-06:00 : CST/MDT
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Very Good as refinished - Carbine was manufactured by Spencer Repeating Rifle Co., Boston, Massachusetts, carbines number from about 11,000 to 61,000, this gun revolutionized carbines and was the first repeating carbine to be significantly used in the Civil War. Spencer rifles were first introduced by Custer's cavalry at Gettysburg, then the short carbines tipped the balance in the 1864 and 1865 cavalry campaigns, most notably in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. It could load seven all weather or metallic rim fire cartridges, which was a major advantage over the single shot paper cartridge percussion weapons previously employed. The so called "56 / 56" cartridge was used, the bullet is actually .52 caliber, seven cartridges were loaded by a magazine tube fitted through the butt, iron buttplate and single band, cartridge was readied by raising and lowering a lever also serving as a trigger guard, chamber edges are sharp, bore has six lands and grooves, equipped with Spencer long range sight, saddle bar and ring on left side for hanging from a sling, strap hook on bottom of butt. Mark on top of frame: "SPENCER REPEATING - / RIFLE CO. BOSTON. MASS. / PAT'D MARCH 6. 1860. ". Serial number on rear of frame. Cartouches on the left side on the butt are typically weak, as well as inspector marks on the receiver and barrel, N. Flayderman - Barrel length, 22 " - retains 75% blue, scattered, areas of freckling - solid walnut stocks in good condition, handing marks - front worn blade & rear adjustable ladder sights - LKB etched on front of lever - saddle ring - sling swivel on butt - faint inspector marks - butt trapdoor, rod intact - SN 34473 - est. 2000- 4000 - Antq - 25VVFKIL007
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