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Very Scarce and Extraordinary Civil War James Warner Patent Breech Loading Saddle Ring Carbine - Serial no. 1526, 50 RF cal., 20 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. These distinctive brass frame Warner carbines were manufactured c. 1864 to fill an Ordnance Department contract for 1,501 carbines, and Warner Carbines were issued to the 3rd Massachusetts and 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiments. However, this exceptional example does not have an inspector’s cartouche and may have been sold privately. It also appears to have had the barrel and barrel band polished bright rather than blued. The left side of the brass frame is marked with “JAMES WARNER, SPRINGFIELD MASS” over “WARNER’S/PATENT” next to the saddle ring. The carbine has the smooth hook type breechblock release and saddle ring on the left side. It also has the breech locking lever incorporated on these first Warner manufactured carbines. The interior of the breechblock and frame are stamped with “16” visible when opened and “J.” on the rear of the breechblock. The barrel is fitted with a notch and folding leaf rear sight graduated for 300, 500, and 800 yards. The forearm is secured to the barrel by an iron barrel band. A manual extractor lever is located at the rear of the forearm. The frame and
buttplate are brass, and the latter is stamped with the serial number, “1526”.
LOT 224
Excellent Civil War U.S. Burnside Rifle Co. Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine - Serial no. 13517, 56-50 cal., 20 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. The Burnside Rifle Co. retooled their facilities to manufacture Spencer carbines and made their first deliveries early in 1865. Some of the early carbines may have seen use in latter part of the Civil War and during the occupation of the South after the war early in Reconstruction. Spencers also continued to be used by the U.S. Army in the American West during various conflicts with Native American tribes as more settlers pushed into the West. They remained in use with the Army until the 1870s when they were replaced by the new Springfield Trapdoor rifles, and many were also in civilian and Native American hands and remained in use into the 20th century. This fantastic carbine clearly escaped such use and has remained nearly as
it left the factory over a century a of the Burnside Model 1865 Spe
nd a half ago! It has the standard markings and features ncers and has a crisp “DAP” cartouche on the left side of the stock.