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FINE Indian Wars US SPENCER Model 1865 Saddle Ring CARBINE Antique .50 Cal 1 of 24,000 Post-Civil War Carbines Produced Guns International #: 101715445 Seller's Inventory #: 210057 Category: Sharps Rifles - Antique - Civil War Carbines Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: AncestryGunsLLC Company: Ancestry Guns LLC Member Since: 11/3/16 State: Missouri Zip: 65203 Country: United States Phone: (314) 707-7373 International Phone: 314-707-7373 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 1465 Total Number of Listings: 29942 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order Description: FINE Indian Wars US SPENCER Model 1865 Saddle Ring CARBINE Antique .50 Cal 1 of 24,000 Post-Civil War Carbines Produced Here we present an antique U.S. Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. Model 1865 Repeating Carbine, made circa 1865-66 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. 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 another 24,000 made by Spencer Co. The overall condition is fine. Original blue and case colors. This is a very crisp gun with only minor handling and storage marks on the stock. Crisp cartouches. Bright bore with sharp rifling. Excellent action. An exemplary Spencer Model 1865 cavalry carbine! Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 20 inches. Caliber: .50 Spencer Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $3825 #210057 SOLD Antique: Yes |