Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Saddle Ring Repeating Carbine with Stabler Cutoff - Serial 13836 French Gun Magazines The order was backdated to

The order was backdated to 1854 to recognize acts of valor during the Crimean War

There are no stress cracks

The DFC with Oak Leaf Cluster is beautifully engraved on the reverse: For Extraordinary Achievement Lt

but due to paint bubbling some are obscured

Original U.S. Spencer Model 1865 Saddle Ring Repeating Carbine with Stabler Cutoff - Serial 13836 French Gun Magazines The order was backdated toOriginal 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