Spencer patented his rifle on March 6, ... Gun: Model 1860 Spencer Carbine. Manufacturer: Spencer Repeating Rifle Co., Boston, Mass. Serial Number: 54803 Condition: NRA Antique Very Good ...

After the close of the Civil War, the Spencer carbine remained the primary U.S. Cavalry arm. Most of the Model of 1860 Spencer carbines still in inventory were modified for the .56-50 cartridge.

It’s a carbine and a rifle. The military classifies the M4 as a carbine, and everybody else does, too. It is a shortened version of the M16 with a 14.5-inch barrel and a collapsable buttstock.

According to popular lore, President Lincoln personally intervened in the Union Army's weapons selection process in1863, ensuring that the repeating Spencer rifle, a revolutionary small-arms ...

Think of a carbine as the smaller, more agile sibling of a full-length rifle. Typically, carbines have barrels shorter than ...

The Spencer, patented in 1860, was a different story. It was a .52-caliber rimfire repeater made in rifle and carbine configurations, just in time for the Civil War.

This particular rifle was used by Abraham Lincoln for target practice at the White House. The rifle was borrowed from the Navy Department and was fired in the "White Lot." Location Currently not on ...

The rifle that today's infantry uses is little changed since the 1960s—and it is badly flawed. Military lives depend on these cheap composites of metal and plastic. So why can't the ...