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3223
$3,540.00

CIVIL WAR SPENCER CARBINE.

SN 14140. This is a very nice orig and authentic “as found” Civil War Spencer carbine that shows honest saddle wear from the Greene Museum. This gun conforms to other early issued Spencer carbines with better than average markings on receiver flat “SPENCER REPEATING/RIFLE CO BOSTON MASS/PAT’D MARCH 6 1860″, 22″ bbl mounted on straight grained walnut stock. This is a nice unaltered example of the popular Civil War Spencer carbine. PROVENANCE: Greene Museum of Southern History. CONDITION: Very good overall with gray/brown fairly smooth metal with scattered staining and pitting. Stocks are sound with numerous small dings, dents and scratches with hand worn patina. There is a 1” chip at toe with some erosion which retains same patina. Buttstock has some light soldier scratched in decorations with indiscernible possible unit and/or initials. Front German silver blade to sight has been filed and sharpened. Mechanically gun functions well with good bore with discernible rifling though pitted. 4-54250 JS304 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 3223


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014
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