** Photos Added: ** What do you holster to go along with your Spencer?

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Once you shoot a 56-50 and you will be hopelessly addicted!  There is no cure except to get one!

[Two Flints]

T.L.,

Answer the question

Describe the holster in your photo and the revolver

Two Flints

[Tuolumne Lawman]

The revolver in the picture is a Richards Mason 44 Colt (not my curent charcoal blue one). I had one when they first came out, but foolishly sold it shortly after High Sierraa 2004 where the picture was taken. 

The Holster is a Dillon Slim Jim.  I did not like the way the 8" barrel hung out of the Dillon, which was cut large to fit even Vaqueros!  Now using a COWS slim Jim and a Charcoal blue richards Mason.  I only see about 1/2 of barrel peepingout of it.  Good holster, though.  Fits my Schofield and Hartford Cavalry model too.

[Ed Clintwood]

Damn, everybody is period correct.  The only thing I have is a 2nd Dragoon cross draw and the only strong side holster fits my 5 1/2" USFA.  Looks like I'll have to buy more stuff

[Rattler]

One Yonkers made single action Starr revolver,one Navy Arms 1860 Colt Army.Made the Starr holster myself.Copied an original Starr rig  with flap,black finish.Colt holster made by my old friend Frank Burgess about 25 years ago.Issue NCO belt with cap box and black pistol cartridge box.
      R

[Arizona Trooper]

Whitney Navy (I'm a fan of Whitneys), Remington OM Navy or, in a pinch a Colt '51 Navy. The Whitney and Remington hold a lot more powder than the Colt if you have to knock something down.

Also, Jim Kenner made me a carbine sling with a barrel loop for my Burnside and Spencer. One like it is in Marcot's book. Works great on hunting trips or horseback. 

[RattlesnakeJack]

Well:
Even though I'm still waiting on actually receiving my Spencer carbine (56-50) - it is en route, and I believe that the Marshal will pur a "locate" out on it if it doesn't show up soon - I guess I can get in on this thread.

Since a primary reason for wanting my Spencer was the fact that Canada got a bunch of Model 1865 carbines and rifles in 1866, with the carbines issued to cavalry, if I were carrying the carbine for "re-enacting" I suppose I'd want to stick with an appropriate handgun to go with it.  At that time, Canada had its Volunteer Militia Cavalry (our only cavalry, actually) armed with London Model Colt 1851 revolvers.  Matter of fact, I have such a beast - one of a sort of "low budget commemorative issue" done 30 years or so ago up here.  They marked a maximum of 800 (the total number of original 1851's Canada had acquired) Uberti "London Model" Navy revolvers as the originals would have been marked (i.e. Province, Unit and "rack number" markings, on the left grip panel) and I happen to have one of those repro revolvers ....

For CAS purposes, I guess I'd just have to say that I'd still be shooting my brace of .45 Model 1875 Remington-clone Ubertis (or my backups, a Uberti Cattleman and a Thunderer, also .45's).  When it comes to GAF-type events, I hav other options - e.g my .476 Enfield, or a .455 Webley ...

[geo]

one starr double action or the rogers and spencer .44. civil war leather (holsters, belts, carbine sling). i keep it late civil war or early indian wars. good luck, geo. (all right, the rogers and spencer never saw use during each action but it's a percussion revolver).

[Major 2]

72 opentop & a converted 2nd. Gen. 60 Army all in 45 Schofield.

update... Richards 1860 conversion

[Snapshot]

It depends on the period.  For my Indian war USS impression I pack my 72 Open Top, strong side
and my 73 SAA cross draw. Bouth in 38 and bouth are Cimaron/Ubertis.
For my earlier impression CW I pack my 51 Navy Colt Signature strong side and my 61 Navy Hege Uberti, Cross draw. 
The cartridge shooters have custom made leather. Made by the Norwegian "Tex"...!
My CW percussion shooters have CW holsters, one flap and one open.

I got to say that I belief the "Hogleg" percusions are the ones that will suit the Spencer Rifle best.

Well I have not got my Spencer yet, in is on its way from Italy.  Probably been transported on a mule.!!!

My shot guns are the original 1887 Winchester lever stroker and a Stoeger double.

Did I tell you all that I had the oportunity to examine an Original in Florida in January?  Even tried to talk the owner into parting
with it,but to no avail...!  Great loocking Spencer Carabine it was.!

[Backstrap Bill]

Cimarron black powder frame Model P 1873 Colt in 44/40, 2 when cowboy shooting.  My grand pappy's hunting knife hangs on the other side.

[Dakota Widowmaker]

I picked up a LeMat Cav model at the NCOWS convention... no holster for it. (yet)

I have a Uberti Walker... another deer slayer.

For hunting, I prefer a sidearm that will do almost everything I need...so, I carry (in MN) a Ruger Blackhawk in 45LC with 300gr for mercy shots.

[Ed Clintwood]

I just changed from '73 Colts to '72 Open Tops in .44 Colt (Uberti).  Now to get holsters for the .44's and maybe a bandoleer for 56-50 so as I can

[Ed Clintwood]

hmm, little sucker sent before I wanted it to. ...can single load the last three.  Sure wish they'd make stages with sever rounds for the long gun.

[Crooked Creek Kid]

I pair up my 44 Russian caliber Spencer with two Cimarron OT's in 44 Russian.

[TexasHighlander]

I'm still assembling my rig. Right now it'll be my pair of Pietta "Sherrif's", 1851 frame in laser engraved natural steel chambered for .44 instead of .36, herecy I know, but they just looked so darn good in that Cabela's catalog and I love the balance of the 5.5" barrels with the laser engraving. 2nd choice would be my Remington Navy 36's, one older Navy Arms one new Pietta. Ultimately though, since my Spencer is a .44 Russian, I'll have either a pair of 1860 Army R-M conversions or a pair of Open Tops in that caliber. I do my own leather and some metalwork and am already working on my rigs and some accessories to go with these choices.

Shotgun will be either my original W. Richards 16 Ga Belgian (24" barrels, fully engraved, GOOD Damascus barrels) or an early Rossi 20 Ga with the Greener crossbolt and 30" barrels I'm having to restock. Of couse I'll use Magtech or Rocky Mountain all brass shells loaded with the black stuff.

Bill
TTH

[Judge Roy Bean]

Along with my 44.Russian Spencer i carry 2 Uburti 51 navy's with sq/back trigger  guards slim jim holster's 1897 Winchester 12ga shotgun have 12ga Damascus barreled double hammer shotgun&finally a1866 Allen conversion Springfield in 50-70.No cartridge handguns allowed in the u.k.alas we are allowed obsolete caliber handguns but not to shoot?only as collectors items.Allmost forgot also a Uberti yellowboy carbine 44-40,&31.baby dragoon pocket pistol also UBERTI,&last of all a Colt's 38.r/f pocket conversion.

[Grizzle Bear]

When shooting the Spencer in .56-50 in competition, I carry either a 1860 Richards-Mason conversion in .44 Colt, or a Starr double-action percussion revolver.

Grizzle Bear

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Howdy to the camp,

I guess now I will be packing an 1872 Open Top in 45 COLT that is on the way to me from EMF.  These will be replacing the 45 Schofield ones, I guess.  I am getting it for an article, but will probably keep it.  I have an Uberti 1860 with an R&D 45 Colt cylinder to pair it up with.  What I really want is one of the Uberti gated 1858 45 Colt factory conversions when they come out.  That would go better with the 1872 Open Top than the 1860 ith the R&D.

The main question is whether I will use the 56-50 rifle or 56-50 carbine, now that I have both!

[Bead Swinger]

Hi All -
I'm really new to the SASS shooting - 'still haven't made it to my first shoot (planned for the end of Sept).  If I take to this, I was seriously thinking about purchasing a pair of R&M conversions. I'm in the process of trying to sell an original 42-pattern rifled musket to support the endeavor.

Anyway, I was REALLY surprised to see how many folks owned up to shooting some variety of open tops along with the Spencer.  Wow!  I thought I was a little 'out there' being more interested in long-barreled open-tops than the more standard 'cowboy' guns. Since I hope to shoot 56-56, the pistol caliber doesn't mean a lot to me yet.  .38 Spec., .44LC or .45LC all seem equally interesting.

If anyone wants to pass on (offline) suggestions as to what R&Ms to buy and why, or suggesting reasonable ways of selling/trading my '42, it'd be most appreciated. 

Beadswinger
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