M65 Spangenberg & Sauer Saxon Breechloader Carbine
Well, there may only be a handful of you that will enjoy this one, but I found a rare piece.
These saddle ring carbines were adopted by Saxony in 1865 and served in both the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars. They were produced by Spangenberg and Sauer in Suhl, the forerunner of JP Sauer and Sohn. They more or less faded into obscurity afterward and are very rare today.
The action is a modified version of the British Terry system. It is operated by lifting the breech block, turning it and pulling back to load and doing the reverse to lock the action. Ignition came from a hammer/ primer cap.
This particular example is complete, operational and the metal has not been cleaned. The stock has some old work damage, but is solid otherwise. The unit marking is to the 2nd Schweres Reiter Regt of Saxony.
Anyway that about covers it, thank for looking!
Well, there may only be a handful of you that will enjoy this one, but I found a rare piece.
These saddle ring carbines were adopted by Saxony in 1865 and served in both the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars. They were produced by Spangenberg and Sauer in Suhl, the forerunner of JP Sauer and Sohn. They more or less faded into obscurity afterward and are very rare today.
The action is a modified version of the British Terry system. It is operated by lifting the breech block, turning it and pulling back to load and doing the reverse to lock the action. Ignition came from a hammer/ primer cap.
This particular example is complete, operational and the metal has not been cleaned. The stock has some old work damage, but is solid otherwise. The unit marking is to the 2nd Schweres Reiter Regt of Saxony.
Anyway that about covers it, thank for looking!
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