Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine Converted to Centerfire - Serial 11997 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly with some traces of case

with some traces of case hardening still visible

These were never made in large quantities

The serial number listed indicates manufacture in 1942

specifically the cloth padding behind them

The steel shell is stamped S indicating Schlueter manufacture

Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine Converted to Centerfire - Serial 11997 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly with some traces of caseOriginal 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,