M1865 Spencer carbines manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Co. and the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces with 20-inch barrels, and they had an overall length of 37 inches. Gun has heavy rust. Raising the lever chambered the round. In the failed Judson Kilpatrick-Ulric Dahlgren attempted raid on Richmond in February 1864-in which Dahlgren was killed-59 Spencer carbines were reported lost. 20 inch barrel with 3-groove rifling. .56-56 Spencer Rimfire - Roberson Cartridge Company 20" Barrel 13" LOP 8lbs 6oz 7 Round Magazine Mfg. However, due to a recent Italian law, firearms cannot have a capacity of more than five rounds. location in Madison, AL. Raising the lever inserted the cartridge into the chamber. Installing one of these is a must if you are going to convert your Spencer. The Spencer will always deal 87 damage to the body, and will instantly kill upon a headshot dealing 108 damage to the player, irrespective of range. PLATE SAN FRANCISCO CAL. Interestingly, .56-50 ammunition continued to be made into the 1920s- evidence of the proclivity of the Model 1865. Naval Commander John A. Dalgren immediately ordered 700 rifles. Today these are some of the most valuable and sought-after of his products. Upon returning from veteran furlough in the spring of 1864, the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry was issued Model 1860 Spencer carbines. But somewhere in between, the Spencer Repeating Carbine emerges, a brilliant design fanned by the flames of the War Between the States and just as quickly extinguished by the calming waters of peace. Tough One: Spencer 56-50 bullets & relo Get Guns March 06 page 75 issue has a great write up about 56-50 Spencer. But the Army remained unconvinced. Today an extremely creditable replica of the Spencer Model 1865 Carbine is made in Brescia, Italy, by Chiappa Firearms (formerly Armi Sport) and imported by Cimarron Firearms. A sling swivel was located on the buttstock, and there was a sling ring and bar on the carbines left-side grip area. Load on Sunday and shoot all week! In the 1870s many of these guns were converted to centerfire. The Spencer cartridges were made in three sizes: .50, .52, and .56 caliber. Loaded .56-50 ammunition is available from Ten-X Ammunition. With standard battle sights, the carbine fires extremely high (I can adjust this by fiddling around with the rear ladder slide), but groups are phenomenal: 100-yarders regularly come in at three inches or less, and that's about as good as I can shoot with any Civil War-vintage arm. Barrel has most of the original blue. John Wilson from Company L and one other trooper slowed the rebel advance long enough to allow the withdrawal of the lead horses. Joe Kurtenbach and Caleb Giddings also look at the first-ever optics-ready carry revolvers with the new Taurus 605 and 856 T.O.R.O. United States Patent No. For anyone wanting to pack a medium-game hunting or western reenactment rifle other than the proverbial Winchester '73 or Sharps replicas, the Spencer is a standout. Caleb Giddings, Marketing Manager at Taurus, introduces the all-new TaurusTX 22 Compact. Blued and color casehardened finish smooth walnut stock and forend. It was the second most widely used carbine in the war, bested only by the Sharps. The Italian firm Armi Sport is producing the rifle, which appears of reasonable quality and will serve reenactments and traditionalists well. serial #16506, 56 Spencer, 22 barrel with six-groove rifling and a partially bright fair-good bore showing some scattered patches of moderate pitting and oxidation with good, "Relic Spencer Model 1865 Saddle Ring Carbine. Military Rifle Early Repeater Famous During Civil War & Wild West. The archives remain silent on the fate of his horse. In no time, orders were forthcoming from commanders wishing to equip their units with it. M1860 Spencer carbine was the most advanced carbine in service during the American Civil War. Frontier Modified 1860 Spencer Military Rifle. Toward the end of the war, the Ordnance Department changed its official cartridge from .56-56 to .56-50, as many muskets were being converted to .50-caliber rimfire. smooth no pitting.This is a very nice example o, .52 caliber. Foremost is the large caliber and case capacity, combined with relatively low pressures. Available charged with either Hodgdon Triple Seven or black powder and a 350-grain lead bullet, it's really great stuff and functions perfectly in my carbine. The new-for-2023 lineup includes ultralight hunting stocks and a VGA 2-pound adjustable vertical-grip stock. Then the troopers-with the assistance of the Warm Springs scouts-tracked the Modocs down and Captain Jack was captured and later hanged. 27,393, dated March 6, 1860, was granted to Christopher M. Spencer for his breechloading, repeating design. I know they are now making a modern repro of the Spencer Carbine in 56-56. SN: 283900. Serial Number 12,536 - Calibre .56-50. But such longevity was not enjoyed by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Company. Copyright 2023 National Rifle Association, Women On Target Instructional Shooting Clinics, Volunteer At The Great American Outdoor Show, Marion P. 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The Stabler cut-off, invented by Edward Stabler, solved this problem, but it was hardly available for every gun. The Spencer carbine manufactured by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Company had a 22-inch barrel, rifled with three grooves.2a The total length of the gun was 39 inches, and the carbine weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounces.3 Then at the end of the Civil War, the Burnside Rifle Company of Providence, Rhode Island made Spencer carbines to help fill the Sgt. Though ballistics were similar, the Spencer had one great advantage - it could be loaded and fired in a fraction of the time that was necessary for either of the other two guns. The .56-50-chambered guns were stamped on the receiver Model 1865, and the barrel length was shortened to 20 inches. The .56-56 Spencer was an American black powder rifle cartridge . The Spencer factory manufactured nearly 23,000 M1865 Spencer carbines, of which 12,502 were equipped with the Stabler cut-off. Using bullets from Buffalo Arms flatnose cast. Identifying Old U.S. Muskets, Rifles & Carbines, The Spencers metallic rimfire cartridges enabled to gun to work as it did. Spencer Carbine | Arsenal Wiki | Fandom The original .56-50 Spencer cartridge was reported to have been designed by Springfield Armory around 1861 and soon thereafter offered in the Model 1865 Spencer lever-action carbine (as well as Remington, Sharps, Peabody and other arms). CA. Made circa 1860s. In spite of a complication of parts, the Spencer proved capable of firing seven shots in 10 seconds (one wonders if these were "aimed" shots) and went through 500 rounds with only one failure, which- for a black-powder gun with its propensity for fouling- was remarkable. It has very good markings with fine wood no ch, CIVIL WAR Antique SPENCER Repeating Carbine with SPRINGFIELD ALTERATION .50 Repeater with c1871 POST-WAR ALTERATION Here we present an antique Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. Army Model Carbine, mad, SCARCE Antique Belgian FALISSE & TRAPMANN Copy of SPENCER NEW MODEL SRC .52 BRAZILIAN CONTRACT Saddle Ring Carbine Here we present an antique Belgian Falisse & Trapmann Copy of a Spencer, Serial #11041, .50 RF, 20" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. Stabler was paid a royalty of 25 cents for each carbine fabricated with his magazine cut-off device. At 5 p.m., the order was given to advance. Reloading can be done by manually placing a single cartridge into the butt port (via the removed magazine cover/tube through the open rear) or by pre-made cartridge cases called "Blakeslee Cartridge Cases", these ammo The number of cartridges is variable. UPS and FedEx will not . 2014 Metal is in excellent condition with mino, Converted .50 caliber Spencer carbine to a 20 guage shotgun. The Second Kansas Cavalry, station in Fort Smith during the Civil War, were issued the Spencer in 1865 to replace their Sharps rifles. Being the Luddite that I am, while I appreciate the quality, availability and lower prices of reproduction arms, I do like to shoot my period pieces now and then to get a feel for the real article. Small Arms & Ammunition 1860 Spencer Carbine - Reloading 101 selair_chapman Dec 6, 2016 selair_chapman Cadet Joined May 15, 2016 Dec 6, 2016 #1 Been digging around trying to find the answers (which I am sure are all out there) but thought I would put it out there as a question. Once that is mastered, however, it's a real gem. Pushing down the guard lever below the trigger opened the breech and extracted the spent cartridge. Also, the centerfire block has a floating firing pin, so it is not necessary to halfcock the gun when operating itthough I do it anyway out of tradition. At 50 yards, I fired remarkably consistent 1-inch groups. HEAVY BARREL SPORTING REPEATING RIFLE MARKED A.J. Six additional carbines were delivered as samples, prototypes and models. Both guns weigh a tad over eight pounds, have case-hardened receivers and hammers and sport 20-inch barrels and side-mounted saddle rings. However, there was a very influential observer at the test- President Abraham Lincoln. Feeling the popular .56-50 military cartridge too powerful for peacetime use, he chambered his new guns for .56-46. Spencer Civil War Repeating CarbineLAYAWAY? Ammo for 1865 Spencer carbine perhaps 56-56, slugs at .526 The total length of the gun was 39 inches, and the carbine weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounces. The Spencer Rifle was the customary firearm for the Union cavalry trooper. The enemy opened fire with artillery and musket fire, but the cavalrymen marched steadily forward in a single line firing their Spencers as rapidly as possible. Deciding to go to the top, on August 18, 1863, he made an appointment with President Abraham Lincoln, taking one of his rifles and some ammunition to the Executive Mansion for a personal demonstration - according to Spencer's own reminiscence. The breechblock is then lowered by pulling down on the trigger guard to expose the chamber. Receiver has traces of ca, 20 inch round barrel with 3-groove rifled bore chambered in 50 RF caliber. In November 1864, the Ordnance Dept. So it is strongly suggested to use loads exactly as shown in the accompanying table. Spencer carbine speedloader. Load on Sunday and shoot all week! Barrel retains quite a bit of original blue that, Spencer Repeating Rifle Company made carbine with a 22 inch round 6-Groove barrel with a bright shiny bore with scattered light roughness and strong rifling. A few troopers were arrested for killing the pigs, not because of the consumed swine, but because it was against orders to fire at any object other than a gray-jacket. On a more serious note, simply put, the .52-cal. About 95% original blue the barrel. However, those carbines were contracted too late to be used in the Civil War. However, Garry's original had a remarkably smoother action. NOTE: All ammunition is shipped via UPS or FedEx Ground. The Spencer Carbine, or Spencer Repeating Carbine, is an early American-made lever-action carbine first manufactured in 1860. Gun has a bout 75% toning, 26 inch round barrel with a fine bore. This Spencer has a frontier blacksmith modified lever to allow the use of heavy mittens or gloves. My replica was extremely stiff and loosened up only slightly after repeated firing. It has a cut-off stabler device. What should the discerning collector look for in a potential buy? definitely one of the most charismatic, successful and CA. They were commanded by one of the Souths best generals, Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Two years later, Captain Jack and his Modocs moved into the lava beds of Northern California in late 1872 after a clash with the cavalry, and a portion of the Spencer carbine-armed First U.S. Cavalry and the Warm Springs Indian scouts were sent to force them out of the lava beds. the Civil War, --David Miller, Illustrated Directory of Guns: A Collectors Guide to over 2,000 Military, Sporting, and Antique Firearms, p. 539-540, The open breech of the Spencer Carbine, Model 1865, manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Co. Before the attackers even reached the Confederate defensive positions, they had to cover 600 yards of open fields. The Judge has been promoted! Carbine Repeater | Red Dead Wiki | Fandom The TaurusTX 22 Compact delivers class-leading reliability, capacity, and shootability in a 22 LR platform, and it's cut for a slide-mounted mini red dot. They were designed to carry 10 tinned tubes containing seven Spencer cartridges each, giving cavalrymen an additional 70 cartridges at their fingertips. Eric Poole and Tom Beckstrand test the Aimpoint Acro P-2 against one of red dot sights' biggest myths: distance. Of course, the Army was slow to acknowledge any gun other than the time-tested single-shot muzzleloader. This Burnside Model Spencer Repeating Rifle (carbine) is a right hand lever activated action 10 round tube magazine rifle in .54 Cal. Receiver and trigger guard show areas, "Spencer Sporting rifle. The 500 members of the Fifth New York Cavalry dismounted and formed a loose skirmish line, and there they were attacked by a division of Confederate infantry. Co.) and of the ammunition producer. Barrel length: 22" . Before the officers could stop the firing, a number of pigs became supper for the men. Eric Poole and Tom Beckstrand test the Aimpoint Acro P-2 against one of red dot sights' biggest myths: distance. When the breech closed through pushing the guard lever back up, the next cartridge was pushed into the ready-to-fire position. I did encounter feeding problems due to the tightness of the action. Next, the shooter put the hammer on halfcock and lowered the lever to allow a cartridge to be pushed into position by the follower. Recently, I picked up an original Springfield .56-52 refurbished carbine in quite good condition (the bore is perfect). It really is a piece of American History. The new RIA 5.0 Sporting Pistol from Rock Island Armory features a patented RVS Recoil system that maximizes barrel mass and linear movement to give shooters super soft recoil. For Spencer, the timing could not have been better. Wood is, Here's a Spencer's Taylor 56-50 bought from Taylor's new never shot it wood is beautiful on this gun comes with a hard shell case see pictures for description thanks Rob. The Confederates opposing them believed that they had been fighting an entire brigade. Very nice scarce g, "Spencer Sporting .56-46 caliber rifle. Subscriber Services. Following that auspicious beginning, the entrepreneur went on to devise a machine for labeling spools of thread and built a steam-powered horseless carriage far ahead of its time and, consequently, successful only in spooking real horses. And for the first time since the early 20th century, ammunition is again available, loaded by Ten-X (www.tenxammo.com). 2Norm Flayderman, Flaydermans Guide to Antique American Firearms and their values, 5th ed. Front and rear sight are missin, Made by Burnside Rifle Company with a 20 inch round 3-Groove barrel with a bright shiny near excellent bore that does have a couple of scattered pits. SN: 34495. .56-56 Spencer - Wikipedia Reloading the 56-50 Spencer Cartridge oldscout gp 1.12K subscribers Subscribe 166 Share 17K views 8 years ago reloading the 56-50 cartridge Show more Show more Spencer centre-fire. To make things more confusing, the soft-lead bullet was actually .52 caliber but sported a Minie-ball-type cavity in its base that enabled it to expand and fill the six-groove rifling when the gun was fired. Brevet Maj. Gen. James Wilson felt that the Spencers were the best firearms ever put into the hands of the soldier. 1860 Spencer Carbine - Reloading 101 | Small Arms & Ammunition 3 Gluckman, Identifying Old U.S. Muskets, Rifles & Carbines, 288. But Spencer's company was ill equipped to turn out so many guns, and initial shipments were not made until 1863. GUNS Magazine Plains War Spencers - GUNS Magazine On June 27, 1864, the Burnside Rifle Co. entered into a contract with the Ordnance Dept. It speeded up loading time a good degree, but soldiers complained of the boxes being somewhat cumbersome. Still, by mid-1861 Spencer had demonstrated his rifle to a trials board at the Washington Navy Yard, after which the Navy Department put in an order for 700 Spencer rifles (and bayonets), a figure that for production-cost purposes Spencer himself upped by another 300. You can certainly see why it was the most sought-after firearm of the Civil War and why it was so popular with troopers in the West. Original saddle ring. A saddle bar and ring was located on the buttstocks left, and sling swivels were located on the barrel band and underside of the buttstock. The SCAR 15P is chambered for 5.56 NATO and, with its 7.5-inch barrel, is the most compact SCAR to date. The gun is 100% complete, correct and original in every way, and remains in very crisp condition. Stabler cutoff, bore is good. Serial #353, .56-46 Spencer, 28" round barrel. And in the pursuit of Lee, until he escaped across the Potomac, those regiments were constantly upon his heels". placed orders for 32,000 Blakeslee cavalry cartridge boxes, which were the invention of Col. Erastus Blakeslee of the First Connecticut Cavalry. PLATE SAN FRANCISCO CAL. It was deadly accurate on man-size targets out to 300 yards. US Model 1860 Spencer Carbine with Indian War Upgrades. Undaunted, Spencer conducted another test that same month, this time for the U.S. Navy. 1860 Spencer Civil War Indian Wars US Cavalry Repeating Carbine .50 Cal SRCLAYAWAY??? Problems with extractors necessitated a design change. says that the adopted Spencer model had 6 grooves for its rifling, not three.6. Rare, Fine BURNSIDE-SPENCER Patent Carbine to Rifle Conversion SPRINGFIELD 1 of Only 1,108 Produced! Spencer Carbine, .56-56 Spencer, 10%: $900. Chris Johnson, FN Senior Product Manager, walks us through two new FN striker-fired pistols at SHOT Show 2023: the FN 510 Tactical, chambered in 10mm Auto, and the FN 545 Tactical, chambered in .45 ACP. Meet the all-new Taurus Judge Executive Grade, a revolver featuring a hand-polished satin finish, presentation-grade wood grips, a brass rod front sight and an exceptional hand-tuned trigger. Too Little Too Late? The Introduction of the Spencer Rifle .50 rimfire. He buried one of his loaded guns, then dug it up, soaked it in salt water and proceeded to fire it 250 times without cleaning it. The magazine was changed by unlocking the tube at the butt of the stock (twisting the locking plate sideways); sliding the empty tube out; replacing it with another magazine; and locking the new magazine in place.. About very good bore showing frosting, oxidation and strong rifling throughout. It was a fatal mistake. To conform, the rechambered Spencer carbine in .56-50 became known as the Model 1865. Caliber .56-56. A Model 1865 Spencer repeating rifle was manufactured by Burnside for the U.S. government, though some were also made for Canada. However, many Yankees did not want to wait for this decided advantage in firepower, and it is estimated that an astounding 105,804 Spencer rifles were privately purchased by troops before the government guns were delivered. According to Historian and retired Colonel Arcadi Gluckman, The bullets were conical, grooved and greased, and weighed about 350 grains. In the great battle of Gettysburg those regiments achieved the most enduring renown by the success with which they foiled all the efforts of Stuart with his boasted Virginia cavalry to get into the ammunition and supply trains. They just sort of tumble out, unless you snap down the lever smartly, and even then it is best to angle the muzzle up to ensure that the cases clear the receiver. Of this number, 14,494 were equipped with the Stabler cut-off and 16,008 without. Indeed, by now the war had escalated to mounted battles, and although Army and Navy rifles were produced, the carbine was favored. Here are the features to watch out for. So be sure you have physical shipping address on your order. But it was the Spencer repeating rifle that really established his name in the pantheon of American inventors. The new .56-50 ammunition could chamber in the older M1860 carbines, but the earlier .56-56 would not chamber in the new carbines. Chiappa 1860 Spencer Carbine .56-50 Spencer (this is a centerfire cartridge). After the capture of Selma, Wilsons Cavalry continued on to Macon, Ga., where they were informed that the war was over. 20" round barrel secure by a single spring-retained barrel band. Pressures this low are difficult for the hobby handloader to determine using conventional methods such as measuring case head expansion, even when using sensitive calipers that measure as small as 0.0001 inch. Up and over they went, capturing the positions within 25 minutes of the actions start, and in which the attackers suffered about 300 casualties. | FINE SPENCER 1860 CARBINE IN CALIBER 50 RF GI#: 102191653 20 inch round barrel with 3-groove rifled bore chambered in 50 RF caliber. The Blakeslee Cartridge Box, a bulky, leather, over-the-shoulder affair, was an attempt to alleviate the ammo shortages, as it permitted a soldier to carry 10 to 13 extra loaded tubes, but it was heavy and unwieldy, especially under battlefield conditions. I must admit that there is a sort of rhythm to operating the gun properly. A spring-loaded follower tube was then pressed into the tube and locked in place. - YouTube 0:00 / 2:37 Spencer carbine speedloader. How to reload 56-50 for the 1865 Spencer Carbine - YouTube This is a post-Civil War carbine, built with the Stabler cut-off, and retains a stunning amount of the original, bright color ca, "Serial No. Christopher Miner Spencer was one of those 19th century Edisonian inventors who could successfully turn his hand at just about whatever caught his fancy at the time. The "Spencer Carbine" was simply a shorter, lighter, more compact version of the basic . Gun appears to have post-war arsenal alterations. Many officers were also privately purchasing Spencers and then showing them to brother officers - who rushed out and bought the guns themselves. 6,977 views Dec 26, 2012 A cheap and. They were fitted with the Stabler Cutoff, a small lever in front of the trigger that, when moved rearward, prevented the lever from lowering completely. After Spencer put the gun back together, Lincoln asked him if he had any engagements the following day, to which the inventor replied that he did not.
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