Details about Civil War Spencer Carbine Bullets See original listing. The original .56-50 Spencer cartridge was reported to have been designed by Springfield Armory around 1861 and soon thereafter offered in the Model 1865 Spencer lever-action carbine (as well as Remington, Sharps, Peabody and other arms). Rifle with 30 in barrel and three bands, caliber 56-50. Rifle Bullets Sort By Product Name Best Sellers Reviews Count Price: low to high Price: high to low Condition Set Descending Direction Armi Chiappa produces a replica of the Spencer rifle in as many as six versions: Rifle with 30 in barrel (76 cm) in caliber 44-40 or .45 Long Colt. Using our .513" 350 grain FN bullets (item#513350). FLAT-NOSED BULLETS are the only type to be used in your Spencer, use of pointed bullets is dangerous and could result in accidental primer ignition. Civil War Spencer Carbine Bullets: Condition: Used. This is loaded using Swiss black powder and properly headstamped brass (item #STR5650). Designed for the Spencer rifle and carbine, patented 6 March 1860, it was employed by cavalry during the American Civil War, first appearing at Sharpsburg in rifle form. The "Spencer Carbine" was nothing more than a shortened, lightened and more compact form of the base Spencer Rifle appearing after 1863. It was deadly accurate on man-size targets out to 300 yards. To conform, the rechambered Spencer carbine in .56-50 became known as the Model 1865. Carbine with 22 in (56 cm) barrel in .44 Russian caliber (on request. Do not use ammunition that is questionable in identity or with an absent or unclear stamp. The Spencer Carbine was one of the first successful repeating rifles ever fielded by the US Army, seeing use in the Civil War. The Spencer carbine was one of the most popular firearms of the Civil War. Starting bid: US $3.60 [ 0 bids] Shipping: Calculate Varies based on location and shipping method. The Spencer will always deal 87 damage to the body, and will instantly kill upon a headshot dealing 100 damage to the player, irrespective of range. Despite being a very advanced design for the period offering firepower well above what muzzleloading rifled-muskets of the period were capable of, the Spencer has been denigrated in retrospect due to its cartridge, which has been perceived to be underpowered. The Spencer Carbine, or Spencer Repeating Carbine, is an early American-made lever-action carbine first manufactured in 1860. Issued late in 1863, the Spencer carbine had a demoralizing effect on the Confederate soldiers. Rifles of 30” bbl length and carbines with 22" bbls, both cal 52 (bore 519"-20", grooves 537”- 38" taking the 56-56 Spencer cartridge of 885" length, using 42-grs of powder (black) and a 362-gr bullet of 540" diameter These were all 6-grooved barrels, and all were made at Boston in the Chickering Piano Works at Tremont and Camden Streets. Ended: Jan 11, 2021. In-game Information. Carbine with 20 in (51 cm) barrel in caliber .44-40, .45 Colt or 56-50. This is currently loaded obsolete black powder cartridge rifle ammunition for the 56-50 Spencer made by Armi Sport. Muzzle velocity was in the range of 1,000 feet per second which gave the bullet good penetration values at range as well. The case was a rimfire, loaded with a 350-grain bullet and driven with 45 grains of black powder. This new cartridge was a formidable round, containing 45 grains of black powder behind a 350-grain bullet and producing 1,175 ft-lbs of muzzle energy and a muzzle velocity of 1,200 fps. Use only commercially loaded ammunition in the proper caliber for your rifle. No Spencer carbines were on issue at the Battle of Gettysburg, though two units under Custer had the rifles.The .56-56 was loaded with a slug of 350–360 gr (22.7–23.3 g) over 42–45 gr (2.7–2.9 g) of black powder. Players can expect high damage.