#4671 Spencer Model 1882 Slide-Action shotgun, 86XX serial range, 12gauge
Guns International #: 100512687 Seller's Inventory #: #4671
Category: Spencer Rifles - Antique Shotguns - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Tom Burness
Member Since: 3/3/07
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Burness
State: California
Zip: 95604-9151
Country: United States
Phone: (530) 889-9454
Number of Active Listings: 35
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers cheque, money orders, Layaway
Description:
#4671 Spencer Model 1882 Slide-Action shotgun, 86XX serial range, 12gauge with 32” barrel, invented by Christian Spencer (of Civil War fame) in 1882 and quickly became a modestly successful repeater. This specimen is one assembled by Francis Bannerman Arms Co in 1890 from the left over and incompleted items when Spencer Firearms bellied-up in the late 1880s and Bannerman purchased the Spencer assets. The Spencer shotgun has the historical significance of thus being the first commercially successful slide action shotgun, and this improvement pretty much ended the double-barreled shotgun market dominance. It took Winchester another decade to develop the troublesome Model 1893 and finally the VERY reliable Model 1897. This particular scattergun is a NICE representation with about 80% coverage of a 70% density Damascus pattern on the barrel and good traces of case colors evident on the frame. The bore is about a “7” on a scale of 10; just light scattered pitting from black-powder use, and the action is tight, solid, and working well. VG wood with the “Billy-Club” style forestock. Historical and very interesting shotgun in VG++ condition. $1295
SOLD
Antique: Yes