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Spencer Model 1865 .50 RF Sn 5899

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Spencer Model 1865 .50 RF Sn 5899
U.S. military contact breech-loading lever action repeating rifle chambered in .50 Rimfire, manufactured by Burnside Rifle Co. circa 1865. Features a 20" barrel with three land rifling, raised blade front sight, flip-up ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards, rounded trigger, knurled hammer spur, 7 round tube magazine located in the buttstock, sling bar with saddle ring, 'J' shaped finger lever, smooth walnut forend with single barrel band, and straight grip shoulder stock with metal carbine buttplate, and sling swivel. Rifle retains minor traces of finish with the vast majority of the metal surfaces in the white. Drop block/hammer action is sound, the bore is good,with rifling present with some scattered lighgt areas of pitting. markings are good, and the wood stocks are near good with digs/chips, and a 3' section behind the sling swivel looks like its been replaced different wood, really not noticeable. There is a small ding in the barrel to the left of the rear sight. Condition is NRA Good. Antique Firearm