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Civil war era Spencer 56-50.
Guns International #: 102972318 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Spencer Rifles - Civil War Rifles
Seller's Information
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Seller: Workhorse Armory
Member Since: 1/9/25
First Name: Mike
Last Name: Ruane
State: New Mexico
Zip: 87112-2419
Country: United States
Phone: (505) 808-3911
Number of Active Listings: 1
Total Number of Listings: 38
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex
Description:
Here we present an antique U.S. Model 1860 Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. Army Model Saddle Ring Carbine, made circa 1863-1865 in Boston, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. The Spencer is a lever-action repeating rifle designed by Christopher Spencer in 1860, leading some to refer to this example as the “Model 1860”. These lever-operated, breech-loading rifles 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. This is one of the iconic carbines of the Civil War and Western Frontier.
SOLD
Rifle Caliber: .56-50 Spencer