Original Item: Only One Available. WONDERFUL CONDITION genuine U.S. Civil War era Spencer Repeating Carbine. The bore on this gun is exceptional, you won't find another like this anytime soon. All parts completely correct and never messed with an fine untouched excellent example. Serial Number 49062 this was produced half way through the U.S.

Original Item: Only One Available. The serial number 22733 of this wonderful Spencer repeating rifle is in the range of Spencer rifles that were issued during the U.S. Probably no one weapon of the US Civil War is more representative of the. Dated unit returns exist showing Spencer serial numbers in the field that are considerably higher than the quantity supposedly on hand at that time. Army units began to receive their Spencer rifles in January of 1863. The 5th and 6th Michigan cavalry were probably the first units in the Federal Army to get repeaters.

Government Contract of 1863 of almost 100,000 Spencer Firearms. Complete with its original 7-Shot tube magazine stored in the butt, this was the gun that advertised, 'Load on Sunday and Shoot all week'.

Maker’s markings and patent information still completely legible on top of the receiver. The markings read: SPENCER REPEATING- RIFLE CO. BOSTON MASS PAT'D MARCH 6 1860 Extensively used at Gettysburg, this really is a Civil War Classic! Cartridge.56-56 Spencer rimfire Caliber.52 inches (13 mm) History and overview of the Spencer repeating rifle and carbine- The Spencer repeating rifle was a manually operated lever-action, repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine with cartridges.

It was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War, but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the time. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version. The design was completed by Christopher Spencer in 1860, and was for a magazine-fed, lever-operated rifle chambered for the 56-56 Spencer rimfire cartridge. Unlike later cartridge designations, the first number referred to the diameter of the case ahead of the rim, while the second number referred to the diameter at the mouth; the actual bullet diameter was.52 inches. Cartridges were loaded with 45 grains (2.9 g) of black powder.

To use the Spencer, a lever had to be worked to extract the used shell and feed a new cartridge from the tube. Like the Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor Rifle, the hammer had to be manually cocked in a separate action. The weapon used rimfire cartridges stored in a seven-round tube magazine, enabling the rounds to be fired one after another. When empty, the tube could be rapidly loaded either by dropping in fresh cartridges or from a device called the Blakeslee Cartridge Box, which contained up to thirteen (also six and ten) tubes with seven cartridges each, which could be emptied into the magazine tube in the buttstock.

There were also 56–52, 56–50, and even a few 56–46 versions of the cartridge created, which were necked down versions of the original 56–56. Cartridge length was limited by the action size to about 1.75 inches, and the later calibers used a smaller diameter, lighter bullet and larger powder charge to increase the power and range over the original 56–56 cartridge, which, while about as powerful as the.58 caliber rifled musket of the time, was underpowered by the standards of other early cartridges such as the.50–70 and.45-70. At first, conservatism from the Department of War delayed its introduction to service. However, Christopher Spencer was eventually able to gain an audience with President Abraham Lincoln, who subsequently invited him to a shooting match and demonstration of the weapon. Lincoln was impressed with the weapon, and ordered that it be adopted for production. The Spencer repeating rifle was first adopted by the United States Navy, and subsequently adopted by the United States Army and used during the American Civil War where it was popular. The South occasionally captured some of these weapons and ammunition, but, as they were unable to manufacture the cartridges because of shortages of copper, their ability to take advantage of the weapons was limited.

Notable early instances of use included the Battle of Hoover's Gap (where Col. Wilder's 'Lightning Brigade' effectively demonstrated the firepower of repeaters), and the Gettysburg Campaign, where two regiments of the Michigan Brigade (under Brig. Mcdsp Emerald Pack Torrent Mac Torrent. George Armstrong Custer) carried them at the Battle of Hanover and at East Cavalry Field. As the war progressed, Spencers were carried by a number of Union cavalry and mounted infantry regiments and provided the Union army with additional firepower versus their Confederate counterparts.

President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth was armed with a Spencer carbine at the time he was captured and killed. The Spencer showed itself to be very reliable under combat conditions, with a sustainable rate-of-fire in excess of 20 rounds per minute. Compared to standard muzzle-loaders, with a rate of fire of 2-3 rounds per minute, this represented a significant tactical advantage. However, effective tactics had yet to be developed to take advantage of the higher rate of fire. Similarly, the supply chain was not equipped to carry the extra ammunition.

Detractors would also complain that the smoke and haze produced was such that it was hard to see the enemy. In the late 1860s, the Spencer company was sold to the Fogerty Rifle Company and ultimately to Winchester. With almost 200,000 rifles and carbines made, it marked the first adoption of a removable magazine-fed infantry rifle by any country. Many Spencer carbines were later sold as surplus to France where they were used during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Despite the fact that the Spencer company went out of business in 1869, ammunition was sold in the United States up to about the 1920s.

Later, many rifles and carbines were converted to centerfire, which could fire cartridges made from the centerfire.50–70 brass. Legal Information • IMA considers all of our antique guns as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns made prior to 1899. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering because they are not legally considered firearms. No FFL, C&R or any license is required to posses, transport, sell or trade Antique guns.

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