From Two Flints...."Very good chance your Spencer Carbine, serial # 50950, was issued to Company E, 7th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry on November 12, 1865." Grateful for the info, and this forum.  I don't have it in hands yet, but will post photos when I do. 

Meantime, while I'm here and we're talking Spencers.... a friend got me this Spencer Bullet (not put together) from Sailors Creek.  I can't help but conjure up such images of where and what regiment/division this bullet was from?  Sheridan, Custer, Merritt....Was it dropped in action, trying to reload that magazine...?  Too cool! 

Appreciate this fine forum and the Spencer Shooting Society. 

It was intended to give the cavalry a replacement weapon which could be fired from horseback without the need for awkward reloading after each shot.

  My Good Perfesser 

I would be some remiss were I knot to enquire - You have measured the chambers in the Hammered Stevens and the Antique Belgian Hammered Double??  I would be inclined to suspect both have Two and a Half inch chambers which do not necessarily act harmoniously with more common Two and Three Quarter ammunition.  In which case I would suspect also you are shootin Two and a Half Inch Roll Crimp fodder??  I hope 

  OH MY OH MY 

That "Karen Finishing Academy" is going to give me Knightmares for at least a week!!

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Very respecfully, cluck, cluck.
El Supremo/Kevin Tinny