Production Dates And Provenance Help

[Grahame]

Hi there , this is my first of many posts I feel. I have been given a collection of guns , maybe civil war or earlier and will need some help....maybe lots since I know very little on this subject. Firstly , I have three Carbines , a Sharp serial number C30506 , next a Spencer Serial No. 45571 then a Burnside SN 11454 They all seem to be in working order ,although the bore of the Burnside is horrible....If anyone can help me with info on these I would be most grateful. Grahame

 

[johan_steele]

I would suggest individual posts with pictures.

 

[UCVRelics]

Hi there , this is my first of many posts I feel. I have been given a collection of guns , maybe civil war or earlier and will need some help....maybe lots since I know very little on this subject. Firstly , I have three Carbines , a Sharp serial number C30506 , next a Spencer Serial No. 45571 then a Burnside SN 11454 They all seem to be in working order ,although the bore of the Burnside is horrible....If anyone can help me with info on these I would be most grateful. Grahame

If you could post some photo as @johan_steele suggested to include the serial # as well as the markers marks as the Burnside comes in 5 different models the Spence comes in 2 and the Sharps is well a Sharps as has a few different models. Looking forward to seeing them.

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy. Follow the instructions given and I'm sure many will help with identification, provenance will no doubt be a different problem.

 

[Grahame]

Hi Private Joseph , I will try to give you photos etc...being a novice at this may take a bit of time regds grahame

 

[Grahame]

Trying