Original U.S. Burnside Rifle Company Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine - Serial Number 5542 Russian Ordnance Because the Vopos were tasked

Because the Vopos were tasked with preventing the escape of East Germans to the West

Most of the finish is intact

One of the most famous was Robert Capa who covered the Spanish Civil War

Germany on the west bank of the Elbe River

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Original U.S. Burnside Rifle Company Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine - Serial Number 5542 Russian Ordnance Because the Vopos were taskedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition genuine Burnside Rifle Company Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine. On June 27, 1864, the Burnside Rifle Co. entered into a contract with the Ordnance Dept. to manufacture 30,500 . 52 cal. M1860 Spencer carbines with deliveries completed by Aug. 31, 1865. With the changes directed to be made to the carbines, deliveries did not start until April 15, 1865, and they continued until the end