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by Roy M. Marcot

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A used book in excellent condition. Stock photo shown. This is more than just a gun book about one of the most famous rifles of the Civil War, it is also a biography of C.M. Spenser, on of the most important mechanical inventors of the 19th century. The book describes, in word and pictures, the development and use of the first effective repeating breech loading military rifle. Also covered are spencer's other firearms including the Roper rifles and shotguns and pump-action Spencer sporting shotgun.

This book is profusely illustrated with large black and white photos, line drawings, and historical photos. Hardcover 8-1/2" x 11" format with 316 pages.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

Prologue: C.M. Spencer: The Boy, The Young Inventor, and His Prototype Rifles

The Early Years
Rifle Prototypes and Experimentation

PART ONE: SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE COMPANY RIFLES AND CARBINES
Chapter 1 Military Trials, Initial Orders, and the Formation of the Company

Navy Trials and Contacts
Initial Army Trials
Hartford Experiments Continue
The First Army Contract
The Company is Formed
The Ordnance Commission of 1863

Chapter 2 Model 1860 Spencer Navy Rifles

Navy Rifles; Ready for Delivery
Spencer the Inventor Becomes Salesman
Additional Navy Contracts

Chapter 3 Model 1860 Spencer Army Rifles

The Spencer Repeater; An Initial Trial by Fire
Deliveries of Spencer Army Rifles
The Massachusetts Breechloader Trials of 1863
Trial by Combat: Hoover's Gap
Spencer Rifles at Gettysburg
Spencer's Slide-Action Patent of May 26, 1863
Lincoln's Choice?

Chapter 4 Model 1860 Spencer Carbines

The First Carbine Contract
Governor Andrews Releases the Massachusetts Rifles
Deliveries of Spencer Carbines
Spare Parts for Spencer Repeaters
A Revised Carbine Contract
Spencer Army Rifles Again
Unprecedented Production from Boston
Ordnance Department Inspections
General Dyer Assumes Command of the Ordnance Department
Private Armory Security During Wartime
Spencer Carbine Field Evaluations
The John Wilkes Booth Spencer Carbines
First Civilian Use of the Spencer Repeater

Chapter 5 Model 1865 Spencer Carbines and Rifles

The Model 1865 Carbine
Edward Stabler's First Patent: a Spring Assist for the Blade Extractor
The Stabler Magazine Cutt-Off
The Final Days of the War
Post-War Disposition of Spencer Repeaters
Wartime Procurements Cease
Model 1865 Spencer Army and Navy Rifles

Chapter 6 Burnside Model 1865 Spencer Carbines

The Burnside Company Retools to Produce Spencer Carbines
Cartridge Alterations
Delivery Problems

Chapter 7 Army Ordnance Boards of 1865 and 1866

The Laidley Board of 1865
The Hancock Board of 1866

Chapter 8 Spencer Sporting Rifles

Early Spencer Sporting Rifles
Spencer Sporters: 1865 to 1868
Cased Spencer Sporting Rifles

Chapter 9 Springfield Armory Conversions and Repairs

Spencer Carbine Repairs
Recognizing Spencer Carbines Repaired at Springfield Armory
Springfield Armory Rifle Musket Conversions of Spencer Carbines
Recognizing Springfield Armory Rifle Musket Conversions

Chapter 10 Post-War Sales, Experimentation and Problems

Spencer Repeaters for Canada
The Lane Extractor
Publicity in the Army and Navy Journal
Spencer Repeaters for the State Militia
Kirk and Sneider's Loading Tube Improvement
Sales Dwindle while Experimentation Continues
Spencer Cartridge Limitations
Technology Overtakes the Spencer Repeater
Spencer New Model Carbines and Rifles
The Company Fails
Spencer Potpourri: Frequently Asked Questions about Spencer Repeaters

Chapter 11 Cartridge Boxes, Bayonets and Other Accessories

The Blakeslee "Quickloader"
The Six-Tube Blakeslee Box
The Ten-Tube Blakeslee Box
the Thirteen-Tube Blakeslee Box
Army Tests of the Blakeslee Box
The Blakeslee Box After the War
The Spencer Cartridge Pouch
The Spencer Cavalry Cartridge Box
The Howlett Cartridge Box
The Bryan and Bigelow Cartridge Box
The Schneider Cartridge Box
Bayonets for the Spencer Army Rifle
Bayonets for the Spencer Navy Rifle
Combination Tools for the Spencer Repeater

Chapter 12 Spencer Rimfire Cartridges

Spencer's Earliest Cartridges
No. 38 Cartridges: The .38 Long Rimfire
No. 44 Cartridges: The .44 Long Rimfire
No. 56 Navy and Infantry Cartridges: the 56-56 Spencer
Ammunition for Spencer Navy Rifles
Crittenden and Tibbals
C.D. Leet & Co.
D.C. Sage: Sage Ammunition Works
Sharps and Hankins
Jacob Goldmark
Fitch, Van Vechten & Company
Springfield Armory Cartridge Trials, 1864 and 1865
Springfield .50 Caliber Carbine Ammunition: the 56-50 Spencer
No. 46 Cartridges: the 56-46 Spencer
The 56-46 Long Cartridge
Springfield Cartridge Trials Continue
No. 52 Cartridges: the 56-52 Spencer
Spencer Ammunition Manufactured at the Springfield Armory and at the Frankford Arsenal
American Metallic Cartridge Company
Dominion Cartridge Company LDT
French Arsenal Ammunition
Union Metallic Cartridge & Cap Company
United States Cartridge Company
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Miscellaneous Manufactures

PART TWO: ROPER REPEATING RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
Chapter 13 The Roper Repeating Rifle Company

Christopher Spencer Joins a New Venture
The Mechanical Operation of Roper Arms
Roper Ammunition

Chapter 14 The Roper Sporting Arms Company

Spencer and Billings Form Another Company
Roper Arms Proves Unsuccessful
The Mysterious "Cloverleaf" Ropers

Interim:

The Billings & Spencer Company
Spencer's 1872 Single Shot Rifle
Spencer's Automatic Screw Machine
The Hartford Screw Machine Company

PART THREE: SPENCER'S FINAL FIREARMS VENTURE
Chapter 15 The Spencer Sporting Arms Company

Prototype Slide Action Shotguns
The Vertical-Action Spencer-Lee Military Rifle
A Company is Formed
The Horizontal-Action Spencer-Lee Military Rifle
The Model 1884 Spencer Shotgun
The Model 1886 Spencer Shotgun
Springfield Armory Tests the Spencer Shotgun
The Model 1887 Spencer Shotgun

Chapter 16 Bannerman's Spencer Shotguns

The Model 1890 Bannerman-Spencer Shotgun
Competition From Winchester
The Final Models

Epilogue
Appendix

ISBN: 0-9707608-2-5

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