Guns International #: 103491131
Seller's Inventory #: 259327

Category - Spencer Rifles - Antique Rifles - Cartridge

Category
Spencer Rifles
Antique Rifles - Cartridge

INDIAN WARS|FRONTIER Antique SPENCER M1865 Repeating SADDLE RING CARBINE 1 of about 24,000 Post-Civil War Carbines Produced

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INDIAN WARS|FRONTIER Antique SPENCER M1865 Repeating SADDLE RING CARBINE  

1 of about 24,000 Post-Civil War Carbines Produced

Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine, made circa late 1865-1866 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.

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. Many a buffalo were taken off the plains during westward expansion by the Spencer rifle.

As mentioned above, the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. manufactured the Model 1865 carbines in 1865-1866, serial numbered in the approximate range of 1-24000 and chambered for use with the 56-50, “50 Spencer” rimfire. There are two bordered script inspection cartouches stamped on the left stock wrist.

The overall condition is good. Original brown and gray patinas. Solid stock and forend with expected wear. Markings are worn but remain legible. Legible cartouches behind the saddle ring tang on left wrist. The action is strong. Breechblock is a centerfire replacement, meaning it can fire some of the reloadable brass that some companies make. The bore is very bright with sharp rifling.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 20 inches.

Caliber: .56-50 (.50 Spencer) Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$3800

#259327
 

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Antique: Yes