Original U.S. Burnside Rifle Company Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine - Serial Number 14261 Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The Offensive blast type was

The Offensive blast type was of light sheet metal with no fragmentation matrix and had a central seam

WOLLDRIDGE' (as marked on tail of the lockplate) falls into the pre Brown Bess category of a 'Colonel's Musket'

with a diameter of about 36 inches

In wonderful condition and British made

now missing

Original U.S. Burnside Rifle Company Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine - Serial Number 14261 Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The Offensive blast type wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition genuine Burnside Rifle Company Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine. On June 27, 1864, the Burnside Rifle Co. entered into a contract with the Ordnance Dept. to manufacture 30,500 . 52 cal. M1860 Spencer carbines with deliveries completed by Aug. 31, 1865. With the changes directed to be made to the carbines, deliveries did not start until April 15, 1865, and they continued until the end