Spencer M1865 Carbine Repeating Lever Action Rifle Obsolete Rifle

This rifle is in good condition, all part work as they should, the serial number appears to be 9747, it is an obsolete calibre and is offered for sale to UK buyers only, photograph ID is required before this item can be dispatched or collected.

The Spencer repeating rifle was a 19th-century American lever action firearm invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry. The Spencer was the world's first military metallic-cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between 1860 and 1869.

The Spencer repeating rifle 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 muckets in use at the time. Among the early users was George Armstrong Custer.