Mell Where can I find the serial number of a Spencer shotgun?
Give us the serial num,ber and we can tell you the year the gun was made and maybe by who. The serial number should be located some where on the receiver/frame. The gun was made in 12 gauge, chambered for a 2 1/2 inch shell with 26,29, 50 or 32 inch Twist or Damascus barrels.
What kind of shell does a Spencer shotgun have?
The gun was made in 12 gauge, chambered for a 2 1/2 inch shell with 26,29, 50 or 32 inch Twist or Damascus barrels. Because of this chambering and barrel construction, I have to recommend that you not attempt to shoot the gun but if you insist, please have it checked out by a good and competent shotgun gun smith before you do.
What’s the value of a Bannerman Spencer shotgun?
Yup, a nice old shotgun and the value might surprise you. I’ve seen similar ones sell for $350-400 in years past. If you are familiar with that auction site, you will notice that intact examples of the Bannerman Spencers in comparable are bringing at least that much these days too. A pile of parts will only bring a fraction of that…
When did Spencer Roper invent the pump action shotgun?
The pump action was not Roper’s first shotgun design, in 1866, he patented a revolving shotgun and later in 1889 he developed another pump action design. In April 1882, Spencer and Roper were granted a patent on their design and subsequently established the Spencer Arms Company in Amherst, Massachusetts.
When did Christopher Spencer make the Spencer rifle?
Diagram of the Spencer rifle showing the magazine in the butt. The design for a magazine-fed, lever-operated rifle chambered for the .56-56 Spencer rimfire cartridge was completed by Christopher Spencer in 1860.
When did Spencer and Bannerman stop making shotguns?
The company was sold to Francis Bannerman & Company id 1889 and he seems to have continued to make the shotguns until about 1902. In addition to shotguns made by Spencer in Windsor,Ct and Bannerman in Brooklyn,NY it also appears a few were assembled by the English firm of Charles Lancaster between 1886 and 1888.