CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE.

CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE. SN 52359. Cal. 56-56. 22″ round bbl with rectangular base front sight with German silver insert, and ladder type rear sight with tension spring. Top of receiver marked, “Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. Boston, Mass. Pat’d March 6, 1860.” Left side mounted with sling bar and ring. There are two cartouches at the end of sling bar 90 degrees to each other. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with standard forend retained by single bbl band, straight grip stock with steel butt, and base with sling swivel mounted in toe line. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue with a cleaned area behind rear sight that has patina to brown. Receiver has 35-40% orig case color with the balance a mixture of silver and brown patina in scattered areas. Stock is good with a hairline crack behind lock plate, a long diagonal age crack through right side of stock, and a shorter crack from midpoint back to butt-plate. Left side has a minor crack running from butt-plate about 2″ forward. Finish is fine with a light coat of hand rubbed oil and worn back to a fine patina. 4-32231 BDT259 (2,500-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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
	1434	$3,738.00	CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE. SN 52359. Cal. 56-56. 22″ round bbl with rectangular base front sight with German silver insert, and ladder type rear sight with tension spring. Top of receiver marked, “Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. Boston, Mass. Pat’d March 6, 1860.” Left side mounted with sling bar and ring. There are two cartouches at the end of sling bar 90 degrees to each other. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with standard forend retained by single bbl band, straight grip stock with steel butt, and base with sling swivel mounted in toe line. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue with a cleaned area behind rear sight that has patina to brown. Receiver has 35-40% orig case color with the balance a mixture of silver and brown patina in scattered areas. Stock is good with a hairline crack behind lock plate, a long diagonal age crack through right side of stock, and a shorter crack from midpoint back to butt-plate. Left side has a minor crack running from butt-plate about 2″ forward. Finish is fine with a light coat of hand rubbed oil and worn back to a fine patina. 4-32231 BDT259 (2,500-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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