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LOT 1241
Extraordinary Civil War U.S. E.G. Lamson
& Co. Ball Repeating Carbine - NSN, 56-50 cal., 21 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Only 1,002 of these carbines were manufactured by Lamson & Co. of Windsor, Vermont. Delivery was accepted
in May 1865 at the end of the Civil War. They
the classic markings and features, including a “GGS” cartouche on the left side of the wrist and “GGS” stamps on the bottom of the forearm and on the buttplate ahead of the heel
buttplate screw.
would have been one of the more advanced weapons of the war had they been introduced earlier. The magazine under the barrel holds seven cartridges, and the action operates somewhat similar to the famous Spencer carbines. This extraordinary example has all of
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the Stabler cut-off. Matching serial number “33273” marked on top of the receiver and bottom of the barrel. Most of these Model 1865 Spencer carbines saw hard use out west, with this being an exceptional example that somehow saw minimal use.
LOT 1242
Exceptional Indian Wars Era U.S. Inspected Spencer-Burnside Contract Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine - Serial no. 33273, 50 Spencer cal., 20 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. The Burnside Rifle Co. manufactured these Spencer Model 1865 carbines circa 1865-1866, serial numbered in the approximate range 1-23000, chambered for use with 56-50 “50 Spencer” rimfire. Many of these Spencer carbines were issued by the U.S. Army in the American West during the Indian Wars, seeing various conflicts with Native American tribes until they were replaced by the Springfield Trapdoor rifles and carbines. Plenty still saw continued use out West until the end of the 19th century. The top of the receiver has the four-line address/patent date and Burnside Rifle Co. marking along with “MODEL/1865”. The left of the stock is stamped with a crisp boxed script “ESA” (Erskine S. Allin) inspection cartouche. It has a ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards, saddle ring mounted on the left of the stock, and is equipped with
