Standard features include: The hammer striker head is flat and wider than the receiver, leaving an edge not aligned with the receiver. Cartouches on the left side on the butt are typically weak, additional inspector marks may appear on the receiver, and barrel. Mark on top of frame: SPENCER REPEATING - / RIFLE CO. Manufactured by Spencer Repeating Rifle Co., Boston, Massachusetts. ![]() Serial numbers run to about 67,000, of which approximately 11,000 were rifles. The magazine had an internal spring, cartridge was readied by raising and lowering a lever also serving as a trigger guard. Seven cartridges were loaded by a magazine tube fitted through the butt. The so called 56 / 56 cartridge was used, this meant that the side of the cartridge fitted over the bullet was straight, however the bullet and bore are smaller at approximately. Spencer breechloading rifle was a breechloader and repeater, capable of handling seven all weather or metallic rim fire cartridges at a time, providing a major advantage over the single shot paper cartridge percussion weapons previously employed. ![]() Ridgeway Reference Library, Civil War plates and bucklesĪ virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil Warīreechloader, Spencer seven shot rimfire rifle, Model 1860, 56/56 cartridge, infantry model not fitted with saddle riding bar.
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