Serial number spencer 1865 carbine6/1/2023 The stock and forearm are oil-finished walnut. The barrel is blued and the receiver, hammer, lever and buttplate have a casehardened finish. The carbine has the Stabler magazine cut-off, and has the standard stock mounted sling swivel, sling bar and ring, folding leaf rear sight with 900 yard center notch and block-mounted iron front sight. Identical markings on Model 1865 Carbine serial number "22526" are shown on page 129 of "SPENCER REPEATING FIREARMS" by Roy Marcott. The left side of the carbine stock is boldly stamped: "U.S./COL.TER" in two lines which indicates that it is one of 500 Spencer Carbines transferred by the Ordnance Department to the Territory of Colorado on October 16, 1868. Spencer Model 1865 Carbines were extensively used in campaigns against hostile Native American tribes following the Civil War. ![]() Model 1865 Spencer Carbine manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Company.
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