Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Saddle Ring Repeating Carbine with Stabler Cutoff - Serial 12591 Japanese Field Gear COOPER / PATENT on the

COOPER / PATENT on the left side plate

original documents and on the 517th official website at this link

KENT in the extreme South East corner of England would be the first to face the foe

Modifying “current” uniforms was not an uncommon practice

There are no rivets on the grip

Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Saddle Ring Repeating Carbine with Stabler Cutoff - Serial 12591 Japanese Field Gear COOPER / PATENT on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition genuine 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