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340
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$4,025.00
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SPENCER CIVIL WAR REPEATING RIFLE. SN 23100. Cal. 56-56. Usual configuration with 30″ bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug and standard Spencer ladder rear sight. Receiver has usual Spencer markings and patent dates. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with three bands and straight stock. Accompanied by an orig black leather sling with brass hook. PROVENANCE: Stern Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Only traces of orig finish remain with metal being mostly a gray metal color with some silvered case hardening on receiver and lockplate. Stock has a grain check by buttplate and another small chip back of lockplate, otherwise wood is sound with a hand worn patina and usual small nicks & scratches. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. Sling is sound with crackled surface and some weakness by one of the holes. 4-33985 (3,000-5,000)
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. |