This famous longarm is a Civil War Model 1860 Spencer Repeating rifle in very good original condition.  Initial army contracts with the Spencer Company of Boston, Massachusetts called for 10,000 repeating firearms at a cost of $40.00 each. Produced in the 1863 to 1864 period, this Spencer specimen, serial #23849, weighs ten pounds and is a .52 caliber longarm that used the 56-56 Spencer rimfire cartridge. Rifle measures 47” overall with a 30” round barrel that features six-groove rifling.  Barrel is mated to a black walnut two-piece stock and is fitted with a blade type front sight for the angular type socket bayonet. Semi-bright bore is strong with scattered oxidation. Receiver frame exhibits old cleaning with light pitting.  Three-line top plate stamping thin with original maker address “SPENCER REPEATING / RIFLE CO.  BOSTON, MASS / PAT’D MARCH 6, 1860”. Various sub-inspector marks visible on major components. Barrel retains the original folding rear sight with slide graduated to 800 yards, and front blade sight.  Black walnut stock and the forearm appear to have been lightly touched up but exhibit two thin government cartouches visible on left side of stock. Wood surface has few dings and normal scuffing from use and age.  Has one small chip at buttplate tang. Retains both iron swivels, one at the toe and other at the middle barrel band.  Rifle never had the sling bar and sling ring. A very nice, unaltered original Civil War Spencer Repeater army rifle.      

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