Relative Value an M1860 vs a New Model

[djossi@yahoo.com]

Does an M1860 rifle have a significantly higher value than a New Model assuming that both are in identical condition?

[Herbert]

Because of the civil war use of almost all 1860 Spencer rifles recives they tend to bring more money than the other modle Spencer rifles, even though the other modles are harder to find

[DJ]

I would agree that the Civil War rfles are generally a little more than the postwar model rifles.  The Civil War carbines seem to show a greater disparity over the postwar carbines.  I suspect the rifles are closer in price because history drives up the price of the Civil War models, while scarcity drives up the price of the postwar rifles.  Of course I have no proof, but that is my sense of things.