Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine Converted to Centerfire - Serial 11997 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly with some traces of case

with some traces of case hardening still visible

The badge is in overall very good condition

Both types have a finned tail unit which carries the out-shooting cartridge

[11] Fighting continued into the night as the Native warriors withdrew deeper into the caverns

specifically the cloth padding behind them

Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine Converted to Centerfire - Serial 11997 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly with some traces of caseOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Spencer Repeating Rifle Company Model 1865 Saddle Ring Carbine. While most M1865 carbines we have seen were made by Burnside Rifle Company, about 40% of the total produced were manufactured by Spencer itself. This is one of the few model 1865s we have had made by Spencer, and it is definitely not an M1860 conversion. The Spencer factory manufactured nearly 23,000 M1865 Spencer carbines,