26th Jun, 2025 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2025
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AN AMERICAN .52 RIM-FIRE SPENCER CIVIL WAR MODEL REPEATING CARBINE, NO. 54857, CIRCA 1863-65
of production specifications, the butt stamped with the inspector's marks behind the saddle-bar and ring (some rust patination, butt and fore-stock with old bruising), 55.9 cm barrel
Flayderman notes 'one of the most colourful, widely used and popular Civil War firearms, the Spencer received the unique advantage and distinction, after a trial firing demonstration, of gaining the personal endorsement of President Lincoln.'
Sold for £1,500
of production specifications, the butt stamped with the inspector's marks behind the saddle-bar and ring (some rust patination, butt and fore-stock with old bruising), 55.9 cm barrel
Flayderman notes 'one of the most colourful, widely used and popular Civil War firearms, the Spencer received the unique advantage and distinction, after a trial firing demonstration, of gaining the personal endorsement of President Lincoln.'
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2025, 26th Jun, 2025
Auction Location: London, UK
The Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria department run by Thomas Del Mar is now a recognised world leader in this field.
The sales offer a broad selection of objects from all over the world, from the earliest times until the Great War. Firearms from the earliest matchlock, wheel-lock, flintlock, percussion and pin-fire guns, rifles, pistols and revolvers; edged weapons from the bronze age, Viking, Medieval and Renaissance periods through to the swords of the regular armies of the 18th and 19th centuries; armour from the earliest times through the medieval and renaissance periods to the First World War; African, Australasian, Chinese, Islamic and Japanese weapons and armour; accessories including gunpowder flasks, gun locks, mechanical locks, iron work and books.
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