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It was found that a Spencer rifle with serial number 3980 was issued to Company K, 9th Michigan Cavalry. It appears from the serial number ranges of the Spencers issued to the 9th Michigan Cavalry that this rifle was very likely to have been utilized by a trooper in the 9th Michigan Cavalry. But am having vary little luck. I know they made 20,601 of the percussion carbines and that they made 5,002 of the cartridge model. So the total for the two would be 25603. Now one of my new toys is a cartridge model with serial number 30105. So I have been trying to find out what did Starr start their serial numbers at.
One of approximately 50,000 Spencer Carbines manufactured between 1863 and 1865. Serial numbers for carbines started at 11,000 and went to 61,000. This one in the 24,000 range would have been made during the first year of manufacture. It remains in fine condition with excellent wood, markings and metal.
It is in original Civil War configuration, escaping the post war alterations done to 11,000 of these firearms.
The 22″ barrel is smooth, having aged to a nice light brown patina. The receiver and balance of metal parts were case hardenend and have also aged to a matching patina, showing mottled remnants of the case hardening. All markings in the metal are excellent, including the company name, and patent dates. The .56 caliber bore is minty. The action is tight and crisp.
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The wood is absolutely beautiful on this carbine. Edges are sharp and crisp. Wood to metal fit is perfect. The buttstock is almost unmarred on the right side and has only a few small dings on the left. Two cartouches are visible on the left wrist. All wood is solid with no cracks.
These carbines were issued and used hard during the last two years of the war. Many were issued to western cavalry units after 1865 for use during the Indian Wars. Finding an unaltered example in this exceptional condition is rare.
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Burnside carbine | |
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Type | Carbine |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | United States |
Wars | American Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Ambrose Burnside |
Designed | 1855 |
Manufacturer | Bristol Firearms Company and Burnside Rifle Company |
Unit cost | $38.50 apiece with appendages (1861)[1] |
Produced | 1858 to 1870 |
No. built | 100,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7 lb (3.2 kg) |
Length | 39.5 inches (1,000 mm) |
Cartridge | .54 Burnside |
Caliber | 0.54 inches (14 mm) |
Muzzle velocity | 950 ft/s (290 m/s) [1] |
Effective firing range | 200 yd (180 m) [2] |
The Burnside carbine was a breech-loadingcarbine that saw widespread use during the American Civil War. Volume license serializer for office 2016 for mac download.
Design[edit]
The carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose Burnside, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to devote himself full-time to working on the weapon. The carbine used a special brass cartridge which was also invented by Burnside. This cartridge contained a bullet and powder, but no primer. Pressing the weapon's two trigger guards opened the breech block and allowed the user to insert a cartridge.
The rather peculiar Burnside cartridge.
When the trigger was pulled, the hammer struck a separate percussion cap and caused a spark; a hole in the base of the cartridge exposed the black powder to this spark. The unique, conical cartridge sealed the joint between the barrel and the breech. Most other breech-loading weapons of the day tended to leak hot gas when fired, but Burnside's design eliminated this problem.[2]
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Service history[edit]
In 1857, the Ryon Burnside carbine won a competition at West Point against 17 other carbine designs. In spite of this, few of the carbines were immediately ordered by the government, but this changed with the outbreak of the Civil War, when over 55,000 were ordered for use by Union cavalrymen.[3] This made it the third most popular carbine of the Civil War; only the Sharps carbine and the Spencer carbine were more widely used.[4] They saw action in all theatres of the war. There were so many in service that many were captured and used by Confederates. A common complaint by users was that the unusually shaped cartridge sometimes became stuck in the breech after firing.[5]
On the basis of ordnance returns and ammunition requisitions, it has been estimated that 43 Union cavalry regiments were using the Burnside carbine during the 1863-1864 period. Additionally, 7 Confederate cavalry units were at least partially armed with the weapon during this same period.[6]
Five different models were produced.[7] Production was discontinued towards the end of the Civil War, when the Burnside Rifle Company was given a contract to make Spencer carbines instead.[8]
Effect of the carbine on Burnside's career[edit]
Though he was a poor military officer (and not too proud to admit it), Ambrose Burnside rose through the ranks partly because his carbine was so well known.[9] He was pressured by President Lincoln several times to take command of the Union Army of the Potomac. He repeatedly declined, saying, 'I was not competent to command such a large army as this.'[10] When he eventually did accept command, he led the Army of the Potomac to defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg. The battle and the subsequent abortive offensive left Burnside's 'officers complaining loudly to the White House and the War Department about his incompetence.'[11] He also performed poorly at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and a court of inquiry blamed him for the Union failure at the Battle of the Crater, though the blame was later lifted from him.
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References[edit]
- ^Purchase of arms, House Documents, 1861, P. 140.
- ^Drury, Ian; Tony Gibbons (1993). The Civil War Military Machine. New York: Smithmark Publishers, Inc. p. 59. ISBN0-8317-1325-9.
- ^Drury, Ian; Tony Gibbons (1993). The Civil War Military Machine. New York: Smithmark Publishers, Inc. p. 59. ISBN0-8317-1325-9.
- ^Smithsonian Institution. 'Burnside Carbine'. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ^Coates, Earl J.; Dean S. Thomas (1990). An Introduction to Civil War Small Arms. Gettysburg: Thomas Publications. p. 38. ISBN0-939631-25-3.
- ^Coates, Earl J.; Dean S. Thomas (1990). An Introduction to Civil War Small Arms. Gettysburg: Thomas Publications. p. 93. ISBN0-939631-25-3.
- ^Smithsonian Institution. 'Burnside Carbine'. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ^Coates, Earl J.; Dean S. Thomas (1990). An Introduction to Civil War Small Arms. Gettysburg: Thomas Publications. p. 38. ISBN0-939631-25-3.
- ^Drury, Ian; Tony Gibbons (1993). The Civil War Military Machine. New York: Smithmark Publishers, Inc. p. 59. ISBN0-8317-1325-9.
- ^Davis, William C (1991). The Battlefields of the Civil War. New York: Smithmark Publishers, Inc. p. 87. ISBN0-7651-9836-3.
- ^Kagan, Neil; Harris J. Andrews; Paula York-Soderlund (2002). Great Battles of the Civil War. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House. pp. 109. ISBN0-8487-2704-5.
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