CIVIL WAR ERA ARMY MODEL SPENCER 3-BAND MUSKET.

CIVIL WAR ERA ARMY MODEL SPENCER 3-BAND MUSKET. SN 7782. Cal. .52. 30″ bbl with square base front sight, and Spencer ladder sight with tension spring rear. Receiver marked, “Spencer Repeating – Rifle Co. Boston, Mass. Pat’d. March 6, 1860.” Long musket forend is attached with 3-bbl bands, and center equipped with sling swivel and a metal nose cap. Mounted with straight grain uncheckered walnut with rifle butt and toe line inlet with sling swivel. This model of civil war production 1863-1864 made with six groove rifling, front sight doubles as lug for socket bayonet, 11,470 delivered, SN ranged from approx 700-11,000 with another small group in the 28,000 range, as taken from Flayderman’s Guide to Antique Firearms. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl is a silver/gray color mixed with some spotted patina and some dried oil stained areas. Receiver is a silver hardening color mixed with gray and brown patina. Stocks are sound with a few nicks and dings, and butt has a crack running from butt-plate at the lower screw hole diagonally towards the rear sling swivel. There is a faint visible cartouche on left side on left wrist of stock. Finish of stock and forend is a flat open grain oil. Mechanics are crisp and bore is dull with pronounced rifling and scattered pitting. 4-33821 BDT246 (3,000-4,000)

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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	1436	$4,025.00	CIVIL WAR ERA ARMY MODEL SPENCER 3-BAND MUSKET. SN 7782. Cal. .52. 30″ bbl with square base front sight, and Spencer ladder sight with tension spring rear. Receiver marked, “Spencer Repeating – Rifle Co. Boston, Mass. Pat’d. March 6, 1860.” Long musket forend is attached with 3-bbl bands, and center equipped with sling swivel and a metal nose cap. Mounted with straight grain uncheckered walnut with rifle butt and toe line inlet with sling swivel. This model of civil war production 1863-1864 made with six groove rifling, front sight doubles as lug for socket bayonet, 11,470 delivered, SN ranged from approx 700-11,000 with another small group in the 28,000 range, as taken from Flayderman’s Guide to Antique Firearms. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl is a silver/gray color mixed with some spotted patina and some dried oil stained areas. Receiver is a silver hardening color mixed with gray and brown patina. Stocks are sound with a few nicks and dings, and butt has a crack running from butt-plate at the lower screw hole diagonally towards the rear sling swivel. There is a faint visible cartouche on left side on left wrist of stock. Finish of stock and forend is a flat open grain oil. Mechanics are crisp and bore is dull with pronounced rifling and scattered pitting. 4-33821 BDT246 (3,000-4,000) 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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