Stabler of Maryland invented the Stabler Cut-Off Device. Seven cartridges could be fired in about 10 seconds. To fire the Spencer carbine the operating lever is lowered ejecting the previously fired cartridge bringing the next cartridge into position, the hammer is then cocked and the carbine is ready for firing. The barrels are blued and 22 inches long (however this M-1865 Spencer has a 20″ barrel) a brass blade front sight and a single leaf rear V notched rear sight graduated to 800 yards.Ī tubular magazine located in the butt stock to feed the rim fire cartridge, capable of holding 7 copper cartridges were pushed forward to the receiver by a coil spring. has an overall length of 39 inches and weights 8 pounds 4 ounces, case hardened lock, two piece black walnut stock with the butt stock being 15 inches. The Spencer carbine manufactured in Boston Mass. The Burnside shot 50 caliber while the Spencer shot 52 caliber. The 56 stands for the Spencer cartridge and the 52/50 stand for the bore diameter. The 56-52 and 56-50 rim fire metallic cartridges were used in the Spencer Carbines. Two versions of the Spencer were manufactured by both the Burnside Rifle Company (30,496) and the Boston Rifle Factory that was owned and operated by Christopher Spencer (64,685) for a total of 95,181 weapons and 58,238,924 cartridges. At the battle of Gettysburg a portion of General Custer’s Michigan Brigade were armed with Spencer rifles which they used against Jeb Stuart’s Calvary with tremendous success.
In July of 1861 the U.S Government (Navy) placed there first order for 700 Spencer rifles with sword bayonets and 70,000 metallic cartridges, which were issued to Mississippi flotilla gunboats. Born in Manchester Connecticut at the age of 19 was issued U.S Patent # 27,393 for a tubular magazine cartridge firearm in both carbine and rifle design. The inventor of the weapon was Christopher Miner Spencer. Men from both the North and South agreed that the Spencer had a hand in turning the tides of the War in favor of the North. The Spencer is considered the first successful repeating carbine to fire a metallic cartridge. The one we’ll showcase in this article is the 1865 Spencer Carbine. But the Arsenal is full of other war time weapons that have been praised by the men of their time. The Civil War Arsenal has been focusing mostly on Confederate Weapons, the author has been crazed by these Southern beauties. 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine, Full Viewġ865 Spencer Repeating Carbine, Receiver, Hammer and Triggerġ865 Spencer Carbine Stabler Cut-Off Device, Single Shot Positionġ865 Spencer Repeating Carbine Stabler Cut-Off Device, Repeating Position
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