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 and a half ago! It has the standard markings and features of the Burnside Model 1865 Spencers and has a crisp "DAP" cartouche on the left side of the stock. Provenance: The Bob Noske Collection; The David Aroh Collection; Property of a Gentleman

Excellent with 95% brilliant original case colors and 98% plus original blue finish. There are some minor scratches and blue flaking on the barrel band. The stock and forearm are also excellent with only slight handling marks. Mechanically excellent. This is certainly one of the absolute finest Model 1865 Spencer carbines this cataloger has seen!