.56-56 Spencer. 22" round barrel secure by a single spring-retained barrel band. SN: 13365. Blued and color casehardened finish, steel furniture, walnut butt and forend. Seven-shot repeating lever action cartridge carbine with manually cocked hammer and tubular magazine in butt, folding leaf rear sight, Barleycorn front sight, sling bar and ring and sling swivel in toe. Top of receiver weakly marked in three legible lines: SPENCER REPEATING/RIFLE CO BOSTON MASS/PAT'D MARCH 6, 1860. Serial number on receiver tang. A single weak script cartouche is present on the reverse wrist, the DAP of Dwight A Perkins stamped horizontally to the rear of the sling bar mount. The original and correct pattern magazine follower tube is in place in the butt. Some old initials are scratched in the butt and reverse forearm. A search of the Springfield Research Service database did not find this carbine, however several close serial numbers were found, including #133295 issued to the 2nd NY Cavalry and #13321 issued to the 12th Illinois Cavalry. However the bulk of the guns closest to this one were all issued to the Company I of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry, including Spencer Carbines #13355, #13359, #13363 and #13370. Overall a solid and well used example of a Civil War Spencer carbine which has not undergone post-war modifications for Indian War service. {ANTIQUE}