4317 CIVIL WAR MODEL 1860 SPENCER SADDLE RING CARBINE.

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Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,000.00 USD
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Cal. 52. S# 32044. Standard configuration of the Civil War model, 22" 6 land and groove rifled barrel, adjustable rear sight, top of breech: "SPENCER REPEATING / RIFLE CO. BOSTON MASS / PAT'D MARCH 6, 1860". Over 90,000 were purchased by the government as the Spencer proved in the field that is was the first repeater rugged enough for military service. So formidable was its rapid fire that it was named the "horizontal shot tower" by the Confederates. The heavy casualties at Chickamauga inflicted by the Spencer rifles of Wilder's' brigade proved the value of the repeater in war. The many battlefield captures of Spencers by Confederates could often not used due to lack of cartridges. Copper was scarce in the South & one hundred percussion caps could be made from the metal required for one Spencer cartridge. Cavalry units from Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, Indiana, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio & Massachusetts were equipped with Spencer carbines. This is a nice complete & honest example of the most popular Civil War used carbine showing honest use and saddle wear. CONDITION: good to very good overall, complete & matching. Metal is overall mottled gray/plum, scattered staining & light pitting. Stocks are sound & well fit, discernible inspector's cartouche in profile only. Mechanically sound w/ crisp rifled bore with pitting. (01-26026/JS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.