SPENCER MODEL 1865 SADDLE RING CARBINE USED AT THE BATTLE WASHITA RIVER, KANSAS AND THE LITTLE BIG HORN.

SN 4231. Cal. 56-50 Rimfire. Standard carbine with 20″ bbl, rectangular base front sight and 900-yd Spencer carbine ladder rear sight with flat tension spring. Left side of wrist has a sling, bar & ring. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock and Spencer buttplate. Toe of buttstock is hand carved in large letters “B.F.W” (presumably the initials of Sgt. Benjamin F. Williams). This lettering contains the remnants of very old red paint. It is well documented that Custer ordered his troops to mark their individual arms, even as early as the Civil War, to curtail theft by other units or within the unit. Carbine has faint orig markings on top flat of receiver with model number over the chamber area and serial number on top rear of receiver. This carbine shows hard use consistent with long exposure to the outdoors. According to consignor’s notes, this carbine was issued to Sgt. Benjamin F. Williams, Co. M, 7th Cav. and was lost at the Battle of Washita River on Nov. 27, 1868. Sgt. Williams was killed along with Maj. Gen. H. Elliot and 19 others. It was taken by a Cheyenne Indian named Black-White-Man who, in an interview years later reported taking a rifle from a man with stripes. Consignor states that this carbine was used at The Battle of Little Big Horn and also The Dull Knife Battle in Wyoming Territory near, what is now the town of Kaycee. As of this writing, it is unclear what proof consignor has regarding the provenance of this carbine. PROVENANCE: Wendell Grangaard Collection. CONDITION: Fair. No orig finish remains. The bbl has been lightly sanded and is now a silver metal patina with scattered pitting; receiver, lockplate, lever & buttplate are mostly a mottled silver brown patina, darker on the lever; wood is sound with nicks & scratches and a couple deeper gouges and retains a very dark hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; worn dark bore with a couple of rings about a third of the way in front of the chamber. 4-49326 JR433 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2245

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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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	2245	$0.00	SPENCER MODEL 1865 SADDLE RING CARBINE USED AT THE BATTLE WASHITA RIVER, KANSAS AND THE LITTLE BIG HORN. SN 4231. Cal. 56-50 Rimfire. Standard carbine with 20″ bbl, rectangular base front sight and 900-yd Spencer carbine ladder rear sight with flat tension spring. Left side of wrist has a sling, bar & ring. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock and Spencer buttplate. Toe of buttstock is hand carved in large letters “B.F.W” (presumably the initials of Sgt. Benjamin F. Williams). This lettering contains the remnants of very old red paint. It is well documented that Custer ordered his troops to mark their individual arms, even as early as the Civil War, to curtail theft by other units or within the unit. Carbine has faint orig markings on top flat of receiver with model number over the chamber area and serial number on top rear of receiver. This carbine shows hard use consistent with long exposure to the outdoors. According to consignor’s notes, this carbine was issued to Sgt. Benjamin F. Williams, Co. M, 7th Cav. and was lost at the Battle of Washita River on Nov. 27, 1868. Sgt. Williams was killed along with Maj. Gen. H. Elliot and 19 others. It was taken by a Cheyenne Indian named Black-White-Man who, in an interview years later reported taking a rifle from a man with stripes. Consignor states that this carbine was used at The Battle of Little Big Horn and also The Dull Knife Battle in Wyoming Territory near, what is now the town of Kaycee. As of this writing, it is unclear what proof consignor has regarding the provenance of this carbine. PROVENANCE: Wendell Grangaard Collection. CONDITION: Fair. No orig finish remains. The bbl has been lightly sanded and is now a silver metal patina with scattered pitting; receiver, lockplate, lever & buttplate are mostly a mottled silver brown patina, darker on the lever; wood is sound with nicks & scratches and a couple deeper gouges and retains a very dark hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; worn dark bore with a couple of rings about a third of the way in front of the chamber. 4-49326 JR433 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2245 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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SPENCER MODEL 1865 SADDLE RING CARBINE USED AT THE BATTLE WASHITA RIVER, KANSAS AND THE LITTLE BIG HORN.