Original U.S. Civil War Inert Box of Spencer Rifle or Joslyn’s Carbine Metallic Cartridges with 35 Cartridges Still in Original Packs - Dated 1860 Japanese Replica Though heavier than the earlier

Though heavier than the earlier unit by some 70 pounds

The markings on the blade crossguard are as follows:

Right side of receiver marked:

After immigrating from Switzerland

Original U.S. Civil War Inert Box of Spencer Rifle or Joslyn’s Carbine Metallic Cartridges with 35 Cartridges Still in Original Packs - Dated 1860 Japanese Replica Though heavier than the earlierOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Spencer repeating rifle was a manually operated lever action, repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine with cartridges. It was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War, but did not replace the standard issue muzzle loading rifled muskets in use at the time. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version. Like all deactivated ordnance, this set is Not Available for