Excellent Spencer Rifle Photos from the Franco-Prussian War

[Two Flints]

Hello SSS,

I received the following photos from one of our SSS members, who lives in France.  The photos can be found in the following French book:

Les armes à feu de la defense nationale et leurs baionnettes 1870-1871, Written by Jack Puard & Christian Mery, Edition Crepin Leblond (book dated 2008).

The Spencer rifles and Carbines were used by many soldiers and mostly by "Francs tireurs" 600 legions of Francs tireurs were created in this war from France and many countries . There was two or three legions of American soldiers also fighting in France during the Franco-Prussian War.  Spencers in the photo are Navy models without the specific navy bayonet.  The bayonet in the photos are French model 1847 bayonets.