A brass tacked U.S. Model 1865 Spencer carbine
Serial no. 21674, .52 caliber. 20 inch barrel marked Model 1865. Frame with standard markings. Fore-end decorated on either side with a row of brass tacks; right side of buttstock st with four tacks in a cruciform shape.
Condition: Very good. Metal with smooth, dark brown patina. Stabler cut-off and front screw of saddle ring mount missing. Wood showing numerous marks and showing some later varnish.
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