Nactorman,
I re-posted your photos and hope I put them in the correct order that you wanted. Also, I enlarged both photos to show the socket sections of the bayonets and the Spencer front sight.
Since I recently acquired an original Spencer Rifle, and have been searching for an original Spencer Rifle sling
and original Spencer socket bayonet
(one can dream, can't one
) I was hoping for a reproduction Spencer bayonet that would fit my original Spencer rifle correctly . . . is this option C
Also, I thought I’d add the post of several years ago appearing below from John Holland, N-SSA Small Arms Committee Chairperson, and his comment regarding the front sight of the Armi Sport Spencer Rifle and how it might apply to this thread
That comment is in
italics and
bold. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
April 18, 2009, 06:18:28 pm
My most sincere thanks to Two Flints for posting my question to him in regards to the barrel band placement on an original M-1865 Spencer Rifle v.s. the new/current reproduction M-1865 Spencer Rifle by ArmiSport.
I also thank all of you who took the time to measure the original arms in your personal collections. The dimensions provided have confirmed my original thoughts that the barrel band placement on both the M-1860 and M-1865 Spencer Rifles are, in fact, the same.
The N-SSA isn't "sweating" anything! The lower and middle barrel bands on the current ArmiSport M-1865 Rifle are one full inch too far forward.
The front sight is also a full one-half inch too far forward. For the requirements of the N-SSA, even with our +/- tolerance of 3/8" for the barrel band placement, and 1/4" for the front sight placement, the ArmiSport is still too far out of our allowable tolerance to be accepted. I believe you will have to admit the N-SSA's +/- tolerances are fairly liberal. Arizona Trooper, who is also a past member of the N-SSA's Small Arms Committee, is correct in his statement that a large part the authenticity of the reproduction arms market today is a result of the early efforts of the N-SSA to maintain a higher standard of cosmetic authenticity in reproduction arms.
Again, I thank Two Flints and all others who assisted in this research project.
Sincerely,
Jobe
N-SSA Small Arms Committee
Early Cowboy Action Shooter
Rendezvouser, etc.
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Two Flints