"I see you still have that Spencer rifle."
(Quoted from the "TO JOIN OUR SPENCER SHOOTING SOCIETY - PLEASE REGISTER HERE !!!!" pinned thread ...
I know that was probably Eastwood's line .... but of course that ain't no
rifle, it's just a wee li'l ol' carbine!
This, on the other hand, is a
rifle ...
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Jest some joshin' from a Canadian Militia Rifleman ...
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Rifleman of the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto, who were armed with Model 1865 Spencer rifles in 1866, at the time of the first Fenian Raids into Canada. (Of only about 3,000 Model 1865 Spencers in full rifle configuration, 2,000 went to Canada, along with 2,300 carbines!)
No. 5 Company of the QOR with their Spencer rifles ...
A detail from the above photo: