Spenceer 22 rifle
I have a Spencer 22 boy's rifle serial number 559. It is in very good shape. Can anyone tell me anything about this rifle?
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A lot of inexpensive .22 rifles and shotguns were sold marked with a Trade Name or a Store Brand name. As long as the hardware store or retailer would order a certain number of guns, the original manufacturer would mark it with any name they wanted. Best to post quality photos of the rifle, one of our members might recognize it. 0 -
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Re: NEED YOUR HELP on a Spencer 22 Rolling Block Rifle
? Reply #2 on: November 18, 2005, 07:09:56 am ?
Spencer .22 Rolling Block Rifle
The J. Stevens Arms Co. of Chicopee Falls, Mass, introduced their Model No. 16 "Crackshot" rifle in 1900. This was also sold with markings as The Keystone, The .22 Marvel or The .22 Spencer. Sears Roebuck sold the Keystone (and perhaps other models) in the 1900 catalog for $3.00. These models were all discontinued in 1913 when Stevens introduced improved versions. All were intended for sale to parents or youngsters and fall into the category called "Boys' rifles" by collectors. Jim Perkins out of print book "American Boys Rifles" is the best reference on this topic.
"The .22 Spencer" has nothing to do with the Civil War, or Christopher M. Spencer who invented the 7 shot lever action repeater used by cavalry troops in the Civil War. Except for the name, The .22 Spencer is identical to the Keystone, the .22 Marvel, and the Stevens Model 16 Crackshot. All were made by Stevens between 1900 and 1913. (Remember, the Civil War ended in 1865.) The Crackshot name was used on those sold under the Stevens brand name, while the Spencer, Keystons and Marvel were 'house brand" names sold by other retailers, such as Sears Roebuck who sold the Keystone.0
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