Only 11,470 Spencer Army Model rifles were manufactured and delivered in 1863 and 1865 which makes them significantly rarer than the 100,000+ carbines manufactured by the Spencer Repeating Arms Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. by 1866. Spencer rifles and carbines were easily among the most advanced weapons of the Civil War and remained in use during the late-19th century Indian Wars. General George Armstrong Custer and his Michigan "Wolverines" were armed with this model during the Civil War, including during the action of the Gettysburg campaign. Many Spencers, particularly the carbines, made their way to the West, and some are known to have been used against General Custer and his 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn. This one has the standard Army model marking and features and includes a brown leather sling.

Very good plus overall with mostly dark brown patina, patches of silver- gray patina on the action, minor pitting and oxidation, light scratches and dings, faint cartouches, and general scratches and pressure marks concentrated on the butt. Mechanically fine.