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HIGH GRADE SPENCER SLIDE ACTION SHOTGUN WITH

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 900.00 USD
HIGH GRADE SPENCER SLIDE ACTION SHOTGUN WITH
EXTRA BARREL. Cal. 12 Ga. S# 323. Presently fitted w/ 32” 3 stripe Damascus bbl. engraved “SPENCER ARMS CO WINDSOR CT. USA” on top. Extra 26” bbl. marked at rear w/ this guns S# & w/ later roll die address is of 1 stripe Damascus. Action engraved w/ 30% coverage sprays of scroll surrounding “Spencer Arms Co” on right & the head of a bird dog retrieving a duck on left. Scroll surrounds S# on cartridge lifter. Safety cocking lever sits in the front of trigger w/in trigger guard. Relatively plain American walnut rnd. knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14 1/8” over checkered hard rubber buttplate. Small rounded wooden forend grip also checkered. Long bbls: bore diameter: -.736, restriction: .024 (Mod), short bbl: .733, restriction: .006 (IC). DAH: 2 5/8”. DAC: 1 15/16”. WEIGHT: 8 lbs. 5 oz. CONDITION: good w/ traces of original finish on bbls. & loading tube. Action is mostly gray patina w/ overall pinprick pitting. Wood has old refinish w/ many scratches & marks. Bores are good, mostly shiny, w/ some scattered pits. These well made guns were highly regarded in their day & seldom found in good condition. (01-17470/MGM102). ANTIQUE. $700-900.