VERY FINE CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE.

SN 3491. Cal. 56-50. Standard Spencer carbine marked “SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE CO. BOSTON. MASS. PAT’D MARCH 6, 1860”. Made without Stabler cutoff. It has 20” rnd bbl, 6 lands & grooves, square base front sight with Spencer ladder rear sight with tension spring. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with standard 2-pc stock with regular Spencer buttplate with trap for cartridge tube. It has a sling bar & ring on left side of wrist and there are two crisp well discerned cartouches also on left side of stock. There is an additional set of inspectors letters “E.A.W.” stamped on top of comb. This gun retains bright orig finish and fine stock. This is a fine example of a late Civil War and early Indian War military carbine that generally saw hard use and finding examples in high condition such as this are difficult today. CONDITION: Very fine overall. Bbl retains 95% finish though much is thinning and turning plum, small area of pin prick pitting around muzzle. bbl band exhibits old tool marks, has been painted black with areas of pitting. Lock, frame & hammer retain about 20-30% muted case colors with balance silver/grey with staining and pin prick pitting. Loading arm & breech retain most of their bright case colors in protected areas, the lever overall is cleaned and grey/white. Stocks are sound and well fit, buttstock has several storage dings & dents but cartouches are fairly crisp and well discerned as seen in photos. Mechanically gun functions well with dark crisp bore. 4-55388 JS (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1400

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1400	$7,475.00	VERY FINE CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE. SN 3491. Cal. 56-50. Standard Spencer carbine marked “SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE CO. BOSTON. MASS. PAT’D MARCH 6, 1860”. Made without Stabler cutoff. It has 20” rnd bbl, 6 lands & grooves, square base front sight with Spencer ladder rear sight with tension spring. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with standard 2-pc stock with regular Spencer buttplate with trap for cartridge tube. It has a sling bar & ring on left side of wrist and there are two crisp well discerned cartouches also on left side of stock. There is an additional set of inspectors letters “E.A.W.” stamped on top of comb. This gun retains bright orig finish and fine stock. This is a fine example of a late Civil War and early Indian War military carbine that generally saw hard use and finding examples in high condition such as this are difficult today. CONDITION: Very fine overall. Bbl retains 95% finish though much is thinning and turning plum, small area of pin prick pitting around muzzle. bbl band exhibits old tool marks, has been painted black with areas of pitting. Lock, frame & hammer retain about 20-30% muted case colors with balance silver/grey with staining and pin prick pitting. Loading arm & breech retain most of their bright case colors in protected areas, the lever overall is cleaned and grey/white. Stocks are sound and well fit, buttstock has several storage dings & dents but cartouches are fairly crisp and well discerned as seen in photos. Mechanically gun functions well with dark crisp bore. 4-55388 JS (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1400 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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VERY FINE CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE.