Antique U.S. SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE Co M1865 .50 Repeater CARBINE FRONTIER 1 of 24,000 Post-Civil War Carbines Produced

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Antique U.S. SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE Co M1865 .50 Repeater CARBINE FRONTIER

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 1866 in Boston, Massachusetts, just after 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. These were used well beyond the Civil War into the Western Frontier.

The overall condition is very good. Mottled patina with a sort of varnish over the metal. The action is excellent. The bore is bright with strong rifling and some scattered light spotting. The walnut stock is solid and showing use. A great example of a late-war Spencer saddle ring 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.

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$3400
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