Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine Converted to Centerfire - Serial 11997 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The steel shell is stamped

The steel shell is stamped S indicating Schlueter manufacture

These were never made in large quantities

the drill uniform began to be used showing the same insignia and emblems as that used with the combat jacket in open contravention of regulations

[11] Fighting continued into the night as the Native warriors withdrew deeper into the caverns

with some traces of case hardening still visible

Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine Converted to Centerfire - Serial 11997 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The steel shell is stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Spencer Repeating Rifle Company Model 1865 Saddle Ring Carbine. While most M1865 carbines we have seen were made by Burnside Rifle Company, about 40% of the total produced were manufactured by Spencer itself. This is one of the few model 1865s we have had made by Spencer, and it is definitely not an M1860 conversion. The Spencer factory manufactured nearly 23,000 M1865 Spencer carbines,