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Here is a Fine Model 1860 Civil War Period Spencer Carbine ! The barrel blue has turned to a nice, mostly smooth brown patina, with little to no pitting, while the receiver shows a grayish/brown patina, with some moderate pitting. The lever, hammer, sling bar, and barrel band all show a very nice smooth brown patina. The wood stocks have a nice old refinish, but the government cartouches are gone. The right side of the butt stock shows the remnants of Four X s carved into it, for whatever that may mean. Just left of the hammer is the serial number of 29,056, which dates this carbine to late 1863, early 1864. Top of the receiver shows a partial maker’s mark of, “SPENCER REPEATING / RIFLE CO. BOSTON MASS / PAT’S MARCH 6, 1860,” in three lines with the top two showing a lot of wear. The action operates smoothly, exactly as it should, and the hammer holds fine in both half and full cock. The bore is very good, still showing sharp rifling, and considerably brighter than my picture looks, with only very minor pitting. Like all the Civil War or Model 1860’s this one is the .56-56 though the bore is actually .52 caliber. Just a Fine Displaying & Above Average Model 1860 Spencer Carbine !

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Here is a Nice Civil War Period Rogers & Spencer Army Revolver ! The finish on the metal is mostly gone, but the metal has acquired a nice overall brown, and all markings are still easily legible. The top of the frame is marked, “Rogers & Spencer Utica N.Y.”. The matching serial numbers of 2112 are on the left side of the frame, cylinder, underside of the barrel, loading lever, and butt of the grip, indicating this revolver is all original. There are sub-inspector’s marks all over the pistol, with the letter B stamped into the left side of the frame, barrel, and two places on the loading lever. The letter B is also stamped on the right side of the frame, barrel, and the cylinder. There is also a main U.S. Inspector’s cartouche stamped into the left side of the grip. All the metal has a mostly brown/gray patina with some moderate pitting here and there. The mechanics are fine, functioning exactly as it should. Only about 5,000 of these revolvers were produced, mostly in 1864, and several hundred were issued to Union soldiers in Kentucky. They can be found today in Fine condition, with 80% or more of the original blue finish remaining, from $2500 to $3000, but this one is priced much nicer. A Good Civil War Period Rogers & Spencer .44 Caliber Army Revolver ! [ D.K. ]

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Here is a Nice Early-1862 Production Model 1860 Colt Army Revolver ! The mechanics are fully functional, holding in both positions, indexing correctly, and dropping the hammer with trigger pull. The revolver has all matching serial numbers on the barrel, frame, trigger guard, cylinder, butt of the grip, and arbor, with only an old replacement wedge that is different. Colt’s barrel address is fully legible, as is the Colt’s Patent on left side of the frame. The right grip shows a U.S. Inspector’s cartouche still visible as well, so you know this pistol saw military action. All the metal is a mostly smooth light brown patina, with some minor pitting here and there, but nothing major. The Colt Army Revolver was one of the most commonly issued Pistols in the war, and here is a Very Good Example, that was undoubtedly there !

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Here is a Good Civil War Period .36 Caliber Savage Navy Revolver ! Only about 20,000 of these were produced, all during the Civil War. A very unusual revolver, it is quite large with a heart shape trigger guard containing a ring trigger, and a spur trigger. Pulling the ring trigger cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder, while pulling the spur trigger drops the hammer and fires the pistol. This one functions exactly as it should, indexing well, and mechanically functioning great. The maker’s mark on top of the frame is easily legible, reading, “Savage R.F.A. Co. Middletown, CT. H.S. North Patented June 17 1858 January 18 1859, May 15 1860.” Like most of these there is very little finish left on the metal or wood. The left grip has a chip out of the lower left side, while the right grip shows a crack, with some wood missing, and a replaced grip nut. All the metal has a brown/gray patina with some spots of light pitting here and there. In Fine condition these revolvers will go for more than $2,000 but this one is priced nice. A Good Civil War Period Savage Navy Revolver, Ready for your Display ! [ D.K. ]

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Here is a Fine & Uncommon P1858 Enfield Naval Rifle Probably Purchased by the State of Louisiana ! Overall, this weapon is in excellent condition, with all the metal having a nice smooth gray/brown patina, and exhibiting only the usual pitting around the nipple and bolster area. The wood stock still has a good amount of what I think is an old re-finish also. These Navy Rifles are similar to the P1856 2-Band Rifle with several differences. The P1858 Navy has a thicker barrel with 5- land and groove rifling, an 1100 yard rear sight, and brass furniture instead of iron. The right side of the barrel has a bayonet lug for cutlass. This particular rifle is quite unusual. It is almost completely unmarked except for the Birmingham Proofs on left rear of the barrel, and a Star with the letters TC on the top flat of the barrel. The proofs of 24 * 24* indicate .58 caliber not the usually seen .577, which definitely indicates it was produced for export. The exterior of the lock plate is completely unmarked, and I see no cartouches or other markings in the wood. Upon partial dis-assembly there are roman numeral mating numbers of VIII, on the bottom of the barrel, the bottom edge of the lock plate, and in the wood inside the lock cavity. The ramrod is not marked though it appears to be original to the rifle. The brass butt plate and trigger guard have a wonderful mellow golden green patina and both sling loops are present and operational. The lock operates as it should with the hammer holding in both positions and releasing when the trigger is pulled. The 5- land and groove rifling is still sharply defined with only minor pitting present. The only mark I see on the inside of the lock plate is the number 20. On the bottom of the barrel in addition to the mating mark, are the letters RM, HM, a large L, and a small T. I say this gun was likely purchased by the State of Louisiana, but it seems there are two camps of thought on this. One says that the Star & TC is indicative of import and sale by Tiffany & Co. of New York, and there are sabers known with this mark. However, in the new book, The Confederate Enfield, by Captain Steven W. Knott, U.S.N. retired, the Star & TC indicates Louisiana Property. I briefly corresponded with Captain Knott when purchasing his book, and he said that there were a few Louisiana Enfields known with the Star mark on the breech area of the barrel like this one, instead of in the wood on the bottom of the comb area of the stock. The mark is known with and without an -L- in the center of the star, with and without the viewer’s initials of TC, and with both a 5 or 6 point star. I know that most of the Enfields I see on other dealer sites with this mark are described as being rifles purchased early in the war for the State of Louisiana, and delivered on Blockade Runners. But, I have priced this as simply a Fine Original Example of a Rare P1858 Enfield Navy Rifle and is is indeed.  Yet, there is likely a Great Confederate History to go with it !

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