56-50 Spencer Rimfire Way Up North

Wildcat1750

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I rarely find Civil War stuff up here in Connecticut like the lucky metal detecting ducks down South...
...but out popped this nice 56-50 Spencer with a J.G. Jacob Goldmark headstamp. :thumbsup:

Not sure how it got here.
Maybe a returning CW veteran hunting in the woods? :unhappysmiley:
I have found a couple of slightly deformed 3 ringer Minnie Balls before in these same woods.*

*Edited 11-4-2020:
See added photos below of 25 Spencer Rimfires that I found together on a ridge, in the same woods with my Ace 250, in 2013 plus 2 of the fired rounds I found that week as well.

Also found me a bit of silver in the form of a 1943-P Jefferson War Nickel, a nice Victorian or Art Deco Bar Pin with a Patent date of 6.21.'10, and a 32(?) cal rimfire shell casing.

Thanks for Looking!
Nick
 

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Nicklion

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Mr.Poopybutthole found also or is that just for the pics?
 

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Nice haul! WoW! :thumbsup:
Shot shell headstamps are date-able, plenty of websites to choose from..., shot shells are collectable in un-fired condition....
All that ammo does, is give you more info on the use/time period, of the site you are hunting on.
Keep on diggin'...!
 

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Nice haul!! Wondering where you got the 56-56 rimfire ID chart from??
 

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Wildcat1750

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Nice haul! WoW! :thumbsup:
Shot shell headstamps are date-able, plenty of websites to choose from..., shot shells are collectable in un-fired condition....
All that ammo does, is give you more info on the use/time period, of the site you are hunting on.
Keep on diggin'...!
Thanks, eyemustdigtreasure! Yes I have collected a whole box full of shot shell headstamps and there a handful of nice vintage and unique ones in the mix.
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Thanks, eyemustdigtreasure! Yes I have collected a whole box full of shot shell headstamps and there a handful of nice vintage and unique ones in the mix.
Nick

Nick,
I used to have a link to a club who published a guidebook on shot shell head stamps, and believe they were asking for photos of ones they are missing, and ones you have... Jim
 

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Spencers like all military arms sooner or later were sold by the government and became "army surplus" items sold and used all over the world and country. Bannerman had hundreds of them for sale and thousands of rounds of ammo in the 1920s. I have one of Bannerman's Spencers that survived the fire at his arsenal in the late 1920s. If you are not familiar with Bannerman look him up. There is also a reprint of one of his 1920s catalogs which is a great reference book. Makes you cry though when you see he was selling used Colt model 1860s for fifteen bucks in excellent condition.
 

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Spencers like all military arms sooner or later were sold by the government and became "army surplus" items sold and used all over the world and country. Bannerman had hundreds of them for sale and thousands of rounds of ammo in the 1920s. I have one of Bannerman's Spencers that survived the fire at his arsenal in the late 1920s. If you are not familiar with Bannerman look him up. There is also a reprint of one of his 1920s catalogs which is a great reference book. Makes you cry though when you see he was selling used Colt model 1860s for fifteen bucks in excellent condition.

Yes that makes sense gunsil, and the 1920s were not very far removed from the 1860s. It would have been like us buying military surplus weapons from the Vietnam War these days. Thanks for the info on Bannerman. Great stuff!
Nick
 

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