CIVIL WAR|FRONTIER Antique Model 1860 SPENCER SADDLE RING Cavalry Carbine Cutting Edge Repeater of the ACW!

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CIVIL WAR|FRONTIER Antique Model 1860 SPENCER SADDLE RING Cavalry Carbine  

Cutting Edge Repeater of the ACW!

Here we present an antique 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.

The Spencer was the world's first military metallic cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between 1860 and 1869. The Spencer repeating rifle was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the time. Among the early users was George Armstrong Custer. This Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry.

The overall condition is very good. Original patina. The stock is in good condition. The forestock has a sliver absent from the left side near the receiver, and is otherwise solid. The bore is bright with strong rifling. Excellent action. The front sight blade was replaced during the period of use with a penny that has been filed into the shape of a front sight.

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Barrel is 22 inches.

Caliber: .52 Spencer

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$3500

#250022
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $3,500.00
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