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HISTORICAL CIVIL WAR 1860 SPENCER RIFLE
Guns International #: 101189567 Seller's Inventory #: 10
Category: Spencer Rifles - Civil War Rifles
Seller's Information
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Seller: H Anderson
Member Since: 6/14/18
First Name: Nancy
Last Name: Seifert
State: California
Zip: 91359
Country: United States
Phone: (509) 981-0936
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 11
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted:
Description:
1860 Spencer Rifle s/n 5178
Early Historical Civil War Repeating Rifle
56-56 Spencer Rim-fire (52 caliber)
“Spencer Repeating Rifle Co.
“Boston Mass Patd. March 1860”
“DAP” Inspection marks on left side of stock wrist and “H” inspection mark on left side of barrel just ahead of receiver
30” Barrel, 3-band, two sling swivels mounted on stock and mid barrel band.
Butt stock magazine tube holds 7 rounds
Folding leaf rear sight and block mounted blade front sight, front sight doubles as bayonet lug
Weight – 10#’s
Original antique condition with saddle wear on right forearm, all there and in working condition
Spencer’s factory records in Boston, MA and army records at Carlisle Barracks, PA document the army ordinance with the department orders, payment dates and deliver dates in sequential blocks of serial numbers.
Identified as being delivered on 4-22-1863 to 4-29-1863 were five hundred Spencer rifles, serial numbered 4700 - 5199 to Colonel John Wilder’s brigade, the 17th Indiana Infantry Regiment, the 72nd Indiana Mounted Infantry, the 98th Illinois Mounted Infantry and the 123rd Illinois Mounted Infantry at Murfreesboro, Tenn. There are several positively identified serial numbers in this block belonging to Wilder’s brigade.
These rifles were used by Wilder and his cavalry brigade in their significant victory on 6-28-1863 at the battle of Hoover’s Gap, Tenn., in the Tullahoma campaign and also was successful at the battle of Chickamauga, GA in September 1863. They became known as the Lightning Brigade and were instrumental in helping to turn the tide in the union’s favor. Their Spencer rifles gave them an immense fire power advantage.
ARMY RECORDS AT CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA
Delivery Payment Quantity Min_SN Max_SN Comments
12/31/62 1/8/63 500 1000 1499 First SN was 1000
1/17/63 1/26/63 500 1500 1999
2/23/63 3/4/63 1200 2000 3199
4/13/63 4/22/63 1500 3200 4699 Wilder IDed Guns in this SN block
4/22/63 4/29/63 500 4700 5199 Wilder IDed Guns in this SN block
4/29/63 5/6/63 500 5200 5699 Wilder IDed Guns in this SN block
5/9/63 5/15/63 500 5700 6199 Wilder IDed Guns in this SN block
5/19/63 5/25/63 500 6200 6699 Wilder IDed Guns in this SN block
5/30/63 6/5/63 500 6700 7199
6/9/63 6/15/63 500 7200 7699
6/20/63 500 7700 8199
6/29/63 7/1/63 302 8200 8501
Total Rifles 7502
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: SPENCER
Model: 1860
Serial Number: 5178