Nice engraved Spencer carbine

[Henry4440]

At Rock Island Premiere Collector's Firearms Auction - May 20, 21 & 22, they sell a nice engraved Spencer sporting (?) carbine.
http://www.rockislandauction.com/auction/aid/52

[Two Flints]

Thanks Lonesome,

I posted your photo of the Grizzly Hunter w/Spencer here:

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=36001.0 

You have to scroll down to the very end, last photo added with text from that site.

Thanks,

Two Flints

[Henry4440]

Here is another engraved Spencer i found in the depths of my pc.





Interesting trigger!


P.S. that number six Newhouse trap is really a big one.

[Herbert]

The fist sporting rifle pictured is difrent than the standard Spencer sporting rifle in that is made from a carbine frame and has a carbine butt stock all though it has the proper spencer sporting rifle for stock barell and sightd,the second Spencer is a seperb example of a engraved Spencer sporting rifle(very,very rare)with the optinal Spencer set triger,I wonder how much it is worth,much more than I could ever aford but I do like to dream

[Henry4440]

....the second Spencer is a seperb example of a engraved Spencer sporting rifle(very,very rare)with the optinal Spencer set triger,I wonder how much it is worth,much more than I could ever aford but I do like to dream

Herbert, the second is an extremely rare Spencer Sporting Rifle with factory engraved receiver by Louis D. Nimschke or his shop. This is one of only three factory engraved Spencer Sporting rifles in existence, (page 115, Spencer Repeating firearms, 1983, by Roy Marcot). This rifle was more than likely an exhibition piece. Of the three noted engraved rifles in Roy Marcot's book, one was presented to the emperor of Austria (1867), Franz Josef I (now in the Hapsburg collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna) and the second known engraved specimen was presented to Edward Stabler by the Burnside-Spencer Sporting Rifle. (Edward Stabler designed the magazine cut off switch for the Spencer carbine post Civil War.) No other engraved arms appear in Spencer Repeating Firearms. Chambered for the .44 caliber, 56-46, Spencer cartridge, this deluxe rifle has a blued barrel with dove-tailed steel front sight blade, folding rear sight on the barrel, tang mounted folding, long range peep sight and a single set trigger. The casehardened receiver, hammer, loading lever, buttplate and magazine cover are profusely engraved with American style scroll-work on a punch-dot background. The flawlessly executed engraving covers at least 85% of the receiver and most of the loading lever and buttplate. The stock and pewter-tipped forend are highly figured select walnut with a varnished, high gloss, "piano" finish. The top of the receiver has the standard Spencer, three-line, Boston address and patent date in an engraved panel. The serial number, "1010" is located on the left side of the receiver to avoid being covered by the tang sight. The numbers "515" and "517" are stamped on bottom of barrel beneath the forend. Number "863" is marked on two major parts of the breech and on the side of the cocking lever Engraved Spencer firearms are an extreme rarity.

Estimated Price: $30,000 - $40,000 and sold in April 2007 for $51,750

[Two Flints]

C'mon Herbert, "go for it"

[Herbert]

C'mon Herbert, "go for it"

You talked me into it,of to buy a lottry ticket,I still do not think the first rifle is a Spencer made Sporting rifle as the spencer Sporting rifles were made from 1860 rifle frames then specialy made frames for the dporting rifle,this rifle apeard to be made from eaither a 1867 or NM carbine fitted with Spencer sporting rifle parts but still a very impresive rifle,so I gess it will have to do