bobinwmass
Sergeant
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2019
- Location
- Western Massachusetts
Hello - After years of wanting one, last year I finally bought a Model 1860 Spencer Rifle. The mechanics work great, but it appears to have had the stock re-stained long ago, as indicated by some of the old dings being stained over. But there are other old dings and scratches since that time that have already aged. I can find no evidence of a readable cartouche remaining. Rifle is serial number 7388, and from the research I have already attempted on my own, would be from a batch delivered to the Federal government on June 9th, 1863. Can anyone tell me what units may have been issued rifles in the range around this one? I realize that exact hits from the SRS database are extremely rare, and even if a certain number falls in the middle of a range issued to a particular unit, it would not mean that this one went there also as they were not necessarily issued in sequential order. But anything would give me more information and possibilities than I have now, and would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and any assistance you could provide.