Steel, wood, brass
No
Christopher Miner Spencer
I have the same gun, I belive it was either made by the Spencer Rifle co or Crescent Arms
No - production ended circa 1869. Some Spencer rifles did see service during the First World War, though - but not in the European theatre. Paramilitary units organised as coast watchers were often issued surplus Spencer rifles.
Try search for Spencer rifles- it was an early lever action repeating rifle from the period of the US Civil War.
Yes.
Probably the Spencer, 1860 or so.
The company that produced the Spencer rifle was the Spencer Arms Company, not the Spencer Gun Company, and they manufactured a slide action shotgun, not a single shot. It is possible that you have a post war conversion of a Spencer rifle, but not likely. It is most likely a low budget import from Belgium, marked to look like it had a better pedigree than it deserves. Value is minimal as a curiosity.
A 22 rifle that her father had given her for Christmas.
You are probably thinking of the Spencer. A lever action rifle, known as "That Yankee gun you can load on Sunday, and shoot all week.". to quote one Confederate soldier. See the link below for more information on the Spencer.
The Spencer Gun Co. made guns for Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. of Chicago, Il. These guns were actually manufactured by the Crescent Fire Arms Co. of Norwich, Connecticut from about 1892 to 1922 with "Spencer Gun Co" as a brand name. They were good quality insexpensive single and double barrel shotguns. This is not to be confused with the Spencer rifle fo Civil War fame which was manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Co in 1865 or the later Spencer Arms Co. of Windsor, Connecticut who manufactured the first successful slide action repeating shotgun from 1882 to 1889.
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