Hotdog
Cadet
- Joined
- Sep 24, 2020
Hello!
I've been a longtime lurker and finally pulled the trigger and joined up. I have a few questions regarding a Spencer Carbine I purchased very recently and I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me figure this out.
I saw this Spencer at a gun show and I absolutely had to pick it up. Mechanically there is nothing wrong with it however it suffers from severe pitting. This is making it fairly hard for me to figure out if it is an 1860 model or an 1865. It seems to be an 1860 due to the 22" barrel and the smooth loading tube plate however it has a Stabler Cutoff installed and 1865 model sights. I understand that 1860s converted post-war have cartouches from certain inspectors on them however there are none whatsoever on my carbine.
There are a couple identifying marks that survive, the serial number is just barely able to be made out as 15211 and there is a "C.G.C" marking on the stock. My understanding is the inspector with those initials inspected Henry rifles during the war, could he have still inspected this carbine? Or could that mark be foreign? Attached are pictures of the markings (Or lack thereof). Thank you all in advance! I'm looking forward to learning something new! Who knows what this Carbine saw throughout the years?
I've been a longtime lurker and finally pulled the trigger and joined up. I have a few questions regarding a Spencer Carbine I purchased very recently and I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me figure this out.
I saw this Spencer at a gun show and I absolutely had to pick it up. Mechanically there is nothing wrong with it however it suffers from severe pitting. This is making it fairly hard for me to figure out if it is an 1860 model or an 1865. It seems to be an 1860 due to the 22" barrel and the smooth loading tube plate however it has a Stabler Cutoff installed and 1865 model sights. I understand that 1860s converted post-war have cartouches from certain inspectors on them however there are none whatsoever on my carbine.
There are a couple identifying marks that survive, the serial number is just barely able to be made out as 15211 and there is a "C.G.C" marking on the stock. My understanding is the inspector with those initials inspected Henry rifles during the war, could he have still inspected this carbine? Or could that mark be foreign? Attached are pictures of the markings (Or lack thereof). Thank you all in advance! I'm looking forward to learning something new! Who knows what this Carbine saw throughout the years?