U.S. Military Proofed Spencer Military Trials Rifle
Serial #:  93929  Manufacturer:  Spencer
Model:  1860  Type:  Rifle
Gauge:  46 CF  Catalog Page:  196
Barrel Length:  31 inch round  Finish:  blue/casehardened
Grip:  N/A  Stock:  walnut This late Civil War rifle has the "V/P/eagle head" proof marks of Springfield Armory on top of the barrel which is one inch longer than the standard rifle. Front sight designed to hold socket bayonet. The action is equipped with both the Stabler magazine cutoff inside the lever in front of the trigger and the Spencer cutoff, the wide extractor guide on top of the breechblock with swiveling plate for cutoff. There is a guide groove in the side of the lower breechblock support and a screw in the right side of the action that rides in it. There is also a modification of the extractor system. This was made for one of the Indian War Era Trials but has not been identified for a specific trial.