";s:4:"text";s:4284:" Remember that condition means everything when considering value……most CW weapons are in “good” condition not fine or excellent.In April 1856 he sold 200 Carbines to the Government. Please someone post a reply here with the serial that started the 5th model carbine. Can you help me understand the value of this rifle, or direct me to a reference that will help?A further trail board was conducted in 1860 to test various breech loading carbines. Thanks, Eric.
It would be difficult to find a better example of a 5th Model Burnside, without spending at least $1,000 more than where this one is priced. Overall is a really exceptional example of a carbine that is rarely found in much better than fine overall condition. It has a Government cartouche on the left side of the stock, some bluing still on the lever mechanism and a serial # in the 16,000’s. Best 17; Good 125; Fair; 12 Poor 28: and 3 considered it useless, far cry from the Maynard Survey.
Finding a Burnside with this level of case coloring is not at all common. I believe it to be a model 4 due to the 16xxx serial number and the following on the breach “Burnside Patent Model of 1864” Please contact me if anyone has more information. I purchased a reproduction bar and ring and they fit perfectly without any alterations. I have a Burnside Carbine serial number 22658. Burnside Serial Number’s 35753 (Abraham Berger) & 36370 (George Long) Mustered into Company G of the 3rd Iowa Volunteer CavalryAttached is a picture of a civil war gun from my sister-in-law’s uncle. This carbine was produced by the Spencer Rifle Company of Boston, Massachusetts and is in good original condition. ucvrelics …
06-07-2013, 09:21 PM #2. The gun was most likely manufactured in the later part of 1863 or in early 1864. The serial number was placed on the carbine receiver during the manufacturing process of the receiver, not when the carbine was finally assembled. Most likely a reseller had several Burnsides in varies states of condition and combined the best parts from them to make one good weapons. However in 1864 the Forth Model was designed with a 14” wood forearm held to the barrel with a single barrel band.
This one has the matching serial number 17061 throughout, placing it in the first half of all 5th model production. I have a Burnside Carbine I have acquired from a family member. Be nice to know which cavalry group carried these as well. I have fired the gun three times using a standard musket cap. Learn More » $1,800.00. I purchase this from a gun auction a couple years ago. I also purchased reproduction shell casings and a bullet mold. Burnside, Ambrose E. maker Burnside Rifle Company place made United States Measurements overall, carbine: 39 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 100.33 cm x 5.715 cm ID Number AF.209405 catalog number 209405 accession number 37586 serial number 17107 subject Firearms I would just like a ball park value of the gun. To remove this ad: Register NOW!) My gun is in the late 10,000 range and doesn't have the guide pin screw, so I'm assuming its either a 3rd or early fourth model range. He had gone bankrupt and sold off the Patents to pay his creditors. The decision for which receivers would be used for the U.S. Carbine Models M1 or M1A1, and some of the M2's, were made well after the receiver was completed as all of these models used the same receiver. Burnside 5th model serial range? This is a simply wonderful example that will really stand out in your collection of Civil War carbines.