CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE

CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE SN 15224. Cal. 56-56. Standard Spencer carbine made under the Burnside Contract and so marked on top of receiver. Made without Stabler cutoff. It has 20” rnd bbl, square base front sight with Spencer ladder rear sight with tension spring. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with std fnd forearm & straight stock with regular Spencer buttplate. It has a sling bar & ring on left side of wrist and there are three cartouches also on left side of wrist, one is partially covering another. A large number of these Civil War carbines were re-issued to cavalry units on frontier and were in service throughout Indian Wars. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & band are a smooth, even, plum-brown patina with strong blue around front sight. Receiver, lockplate & hammer are mostly a silver/gray patina from faded case colors. Stock has a number of small chips around receiver with grain checks back of sling bar and at buttplate on left side with another tiny hairline back of lockplate and a couple of chips and overall retains a fine hand worn patina with about 50% orig finish showing through. Left side of wrist has a dark worn spot from a carbine sling snap indicating this carbine saw considerable cavalry service, probably on frontier. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered light to moderate pitting. 4-32603 JR511 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	1464A	$2,875.00	CIVIL WAR ERA MODEL 1865 SPENCER CARBINE SN 15224. Cal. 56-56. Standard Spencer carbine made under the Burnside Contract and so marked on top of receiver. Made without Stabler cutoff. It has 20” rnd bbl, square base front sight with Spencer ladder rear sight with tension spring. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with std fnd forearm & straight stock with regular Spencer buttplate. It has a sling bar & ring on left side of wrist and there are three cartouches also on left side of wrist, one is partially covering another. A large number of these Civil War carbines were re-issued to cavalry units on frontier and were in service throughout Indian Wars. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & band are a smooth, even, plum-brown patina with strong blue around front sight. Receiver, lockplate & hammer are mostly a silver/gray patina from faded case colors. Stock has a number of small chips around receiver with grain checks back of sling bar and at buttplate on left side with another tiny hairline back of lockplate and a couple of chips and overall retains a fine hand worn patina with about 50% orig finish showing through. Left side of wrist has a dark worn spot from a carbine sling snap indicating this carbine saw considerable cavalry service, probably on frontier. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered light to moderate pitting. 4-32603 JR511 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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