This is an example of a Model 1865 Spencer Carbine with the Stabler magazine cut-off. The receiver, loading lever, hammer, and buttplate had a casehardened finish. The receiver has the cavalry sling bar and ring on the left side. The carbine is fitted with the characteristic Model 1865 sling swivel on the buttstock. The folding leaf sight is graduated to 900 yards and has a center sighting notch. The stock and forearm are smooth black walnut. The top of the carbine receiver is marked: "SPENCER REPEATING / RIFLE CO. BOSTON MASS / PAT'D MARCH 6 1860". The model designation, "M.1865" is located on the top of the barrel between the rear sight and the receiver. A "GGL" Ordnance sub-inspection mark is stamped on the left barrel flat. The bottom of the barrel is marked with the matching serial number and "E.E.R." sub-inspector's mark. The right side of the barrel is stamped "P" and "R" under the barrel band and the forearm is stamped "081" ahead of the receiver. The stock is absent of any markings. The Model 1865 Spencer Carbine was issued in limited numbers in the final months of the Civil War. It was the primary carbine used by the regular U.S. Cavalry regiments (including the 7th Cavalry) in the west prior to the issue of the Model 1873 Trapdoor Carbine.

Very good. The barrel has a smooth mottled silver gray patina. Almost all of the bright blue finish remains under the forearm. The buttplate has a smooth dark patina. The remaining surfaces have a smooth brownish gray patina with some of the original casehardening pattern remaining. The wood has been freshened with a coat of varnish some time ago and remains very good with overall scattered minor dings, dents and scratches associated with a gun of this age. The first line of the receiver marking is fading, otherwise the markings are clear. Mechanically fine.