The Spencer Rifle
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- The Historic Spencer Rifle
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A lot of union soldiers saved up their pay to buy Spencer's. As a child I was amused by firearms from a scientific standpoint to a mechanical one as well. Thank you guys and have a wonderful rest of your weekend.
Devin Petersen thanks for watching
Thank you!
They made over 106K of them and over 58M rounds of ammo, making the Civil War the most significant war to date using lever-action rifles (Besides WW1, where 200K more Winchesters were shipped to the Russians by the US.)
The troops did not buy Spencers. The bought the Henry as the Spencer was under contract with the government. The big exception was Wilder’s Lightning Brigade. They bought their own Spencers but then were reimbursed by the government.
@@erikschultz7166 Troops very much still bought Spencers, though they were govt. issue. The govt. issue figures are over 106,660 but even more are believed to be bought privately.
I like these vids when you’re hanging out with your buddies, it always looks like a good time.
It is.
Thanks for such a cute presentation of my Great Grandfather's invention. I'm told he demonstrated the rifle to President Lincoln on the WH lawn and the President ordered 10,000 on the spot. Frederick Spencer Taylor
It was definitely a neat design by your GG. Glad you are proud of your lineage!
So THIS is the Carbine Repeater in RDR2! Intriguing! Thank you Santee! I’m sorry I’m so late getting to this!
All good. Thanks for watching.
Arizona Ghostriders Thank you for making the video! And keep up the good content.
Yes it is
You mentioned my favorite Civil War reenactment rifle, the Springfield. It being a muzzleloader, I used it for Muzzleloader Deer Hunting Season in Ohio where I lived. After seeing your Spencer video, I wished I was in a Union unit that used them.
COol!
@@ArizonaGhostriders Here in Brazil, I watched your video.
When he said "buttload of ammunition," I thought he was being cheeky.
Hopefully that joke is all behind him now.
I could have used a few other puns but I figured it might be a little more crass. Nonetheless make sure you always turn the other cheek......Wait I mean way.
Good one sir!
Devin Petersen thanks
Did he plan that pun , or did he pull it out of his , er , Hat ?
Thumbs down is an anti-history buff.
or gets butt hurt easily......oh wait
Hey santee, what type of hat do you have? I was looking to buy one that is like that.
@@pocketprepper4319 Telescope crown with a 4.5" brim
Arizona Ghostriders
Thank you
I wonder who that strange lookin guy is that lost that rifle. Great video the animations look great especially Homer Simpson making a cameo. Once again glad I could help and have fun in the process
I also loved the outtakes
Thank you so much for all your research and for putting up with our shenanigans.
@@ArizonaGhostriders shenanigans is what I live for and thank you!
@@ArizonaGhostriders thank you and shenanigans is what I live for
Thanks for showing your Rifle Slick Sixgun!!! That's crazy it loads from the stock
You're crushing it Santee! Really happy you're doing so well! Like always, love your vids Brotatochip!
Botatochip! Love that, RH.Hope you are also well.
@@ArizonaGhostriders so far 2020 is a good year! See you again soon brother.
My GG Grandfather carried the Spencer rifle in the 40th Indiana Infantry in the latter part of the Civil War. My cousin still has it.
That is amazing. Hope you all keep it in the family for years to come.
Thanks to your GG Grandfather for his service.
I always enjoy the history and especially when it comes to historic firearms.
Much appreciated.
My grandpa Joseph Frank Reisner 1880-1944 inherent a Spencer rifle but it was stolen in the dirty 30's. Spencer Rifles were a great development of multi shot rifles, though primitive by now, during our War of Southern Rebellion 1861-1865 it was just ahead of it's time.
Right on, Robert.
Another great episode, I was literally reading about the Spencer rifle just a couple of days ago. And FYI, that trick you pulled on Bill about the Jack Daniels truck, would probably work on me to. You guys never disappoint.
Thank you!
Another great video. I’ve always loved the Spencer rifles, a good history to them. Still waiting for a video on Drifters/saddle tramps
In time. Thanks.
I look forward to your videos every week. Very fun and informative!
Thank you!
This was one ingenious jump in mechanical technology, especially stacked up against the generally available firearms of the time. You just know some people bought the farm trying to rush a man they thought was in the process of reloading. It even "Looks" like a single shot rifle, especially at a distance...
It was and a success
Had the privilege to shoot a .56 caliber spencer decades ago. A real nice custom job. Very smooth. It was a gift to his young son for deer season.
Cool!
Love it! I enjoyed the history of the Spencer rifle. Very interesting and, as always, entertaining. You are awesome.
Very much appreciated, Cindy!
Liked it for the skit
P.s that joke in the end 😂😂😂
Glad you enjoyed it.
Bravo Santee, bravo
Any episode with one of your cohorts is great, but take a bow there Mr. Broadway, not only did ya have several of them, but a Spencer rifle 🤠🤠🤠
Never fired one yet but it's on my list
I'd like to fire it, for giggles.
@@ArizonaGhostriders I may let you one of these days......maybe if bill will give it back
Now we speaking the language I like! Big cheese and tejas desperado together! 😊 bravo...and let's stick to the plan, Great stuff
Thank you!
good to see you
@@SlickSixguns The same for to , is great to see you guys together !
A-HA ... It cost me children .... TOO FUNNY :-) Thank you Santee for another SUPER video !
Thank you!
Good thing I can always have more.
Scott is a nice addition to the ensemble.
He did a lot of research for it. Thankful!
thank you I had fun
Thank you I had a lot of fun
Sure, show me another firearm I need to purchase! I already have enough Cowboy guns I still need to buy! Great video Santee I always enjoy 'em!
Small Caliber Arms Review Nah. I just buy the game War of Rights to play cause I’m too poor to buy one. But it’s blackpowder non carriage so..
that's the bane of my existence or blessing depending on how you look at it
Y'all's videos get better every time! I love the combination of slapstick humor and puns with some in-depth learning!
Much appreciated!
Thank you again Santee !
Thank you!
The Spencer also saw action during the Modoc Indian War of 1873-1873 inside the Lava Beds at south end of Tule Lake which straddles the Siskiyou/Modoc County line in Northeastern California.
A lot of conflcits that gun can add to it's name
"Windage & Elevation. Mrs. Langdon"..........HA , "The Undefeated " Great Movie !
Thanks for getting it!
Hahaha!! I knew poor ol Bill Brazelton was gonna get blamed for the missing Spencer before you even mentioned it!! That was funny! Fun vid!
Thank you!
holy cow, that factory is still there in Boston! it survived a brutal fire that destroyed the neighborhood and baseball stadium(the Braves’s stadium, not that new outlaw league’s stadium nearby)
the same factory complex could very well have made pianos for settlers in the old west, they were a common company back then
I assume it's been re-purposed? I haven't been to Boston in years...
@@ArizonaGhostriders converted to artist housing 50 years ago, but looks exactly the same as depicted and still has the chimney out back
@@bostonrailfan2427 Neat!
Always wanted one , just not in my budget. Gorgeous rifle !!!!!!!! Also i loved the movie Quigley Down under !!!!!!
I like the Sharp's better, but it is a nice rifle.
Bit sad that it's production was relatively short.
But so many were out there, I don't think it mattered!
Only people who have never shot a Spencer say that.
Not really? US Govt. purchased and issued more in the Civil War than is given credit, and enough of them were made between 1861-66 that the Spencer Company went bankrupt with the lack of new demand, and ammunition was continuously produced into the late 1920s despite no new Spencers being produced since 1869... goes to show production was large, however short.
fantastic rifle, thanks so much Cheese !! Cimarron sells a Spencer in 45 colt, which has always called out to me:-).. it too holds 7 rounds, which makes it full "but*load ready" !!
Scott's is chambered in .45 Colt, too.
The .45 Colt is very convenient
At 1:31 there’s a poster for Joaquin Murrieta. Nice Mask of Zorro reference guys!!
Love yalls humor. Never been much of a fan of the Spencer, but do love the Henry though. Enjoyed the info.
Eric Russ you’re welcome
Much appreciated.
Actually, most of the Spencers featured here are military carbines. There is one photo of a military full stock rifle and civilian models were produced and you can see Clint use one at the end of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, so he definitely had some experience long before The Unforgiven. You may see this rifle for two seconds when Clint dismounts his horse, the first time he turns Tuco over to the law.
I believe Dan in the 3:10 to Yuma remake also wields a Spencer.
Good day gentleman. This is Ted from Texas. Been watching your show for a few days now and enjoy it a great deal. I have a 1860 Spencer in beautiful condition. I'm currently looking for one of the Repros in 45 Long Colt so I could shoot it with my hand handgun. I love history and love antique firearms. Stay safe and see you in the next video
Great rifle!! Thanks for watching and sharing.
I still need to get me one of these. Love the old guns the best! Dummy rounds!!! Love your videos!!!! LOL
Thank you!
Great video. The Spencer was very iconic, as is this channel. Great job as always.
Thank you!
Love all your video awesome, hope you have a great day ahead.
Thanks very much.
I always enjoy your videos very much, and I really enjoy the humor. I have learned so much about the old west. The T-Rex is hilarious I love to see him.
Thanks, Debbbie
Awesome!
Thank you!
If my memory is correct the Spenser rifle President Lincoln tested is in the Smithsonian. He personally test fired it on the grounds of the Washington monument
Supposedly he did test fire it.
The Spencer was an important step towards our repeating rifles.
Yes.
Thanks Santee & Co . You've produced another on target video , pun intended . The buttload joke had me rolling . In naval jargon a butt is a barrel of water or other potables. To scuttle a butt means to tap a barrell so it can be drunk from . In the age of sail the crew would gather around the scuttled butt and trade talk , hence the term scuttlebbut for small talk and rumors . To a sailors ears a buttload would be a barrel load . By the way , I'm still awaiting your video about boats and watercraft in the Old West period . Steam driven stern paddlewheelers and sidewheelers come to mind , but more common vessels like bullboats , canoes , ferries , and rafts are worth covering . Remember when Josie Wales sent the Redlegs on a Missouri boat ride ?
Glad you had a laugh. Thanks for the info!
@@SlickSixguns Muchos Gracias .
The butt joke was all Slick Sixguns! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great video guys , as always !!
I have always been interested in the Spencer rifle, it would be neat to own one, and Bill must have thought so too! I think the Henry rifle would make a great episode too, keep up the great work!
Jeff Grier that’s a great one too
I'll do that one in the future. Thank you!
Always loved the Spencer.
Now that I have worked the action, I'm not sure I love it....but I like it!
my second favorite
These are the videos I show my nieces and nephews who study the west
Thank you! Much appreciated.
The old west weapons, are pretty interesting. Many of those old companies are still in business today, like Colt, Remington, and Sharps Rifle Company.
Smith & Wesson, too!
@@ArizonaGhostriders One of my New favorites! 🤠👍
@@ArizonaGhostriders Henry too...right?
Ah bloopers at the end. Another great video that put a smile on my face. Y'all watch out for Bill though, he's the kind that will get some payback for that nasty trick y'all played on him.
HAAH! Maybe.
Great Show !
Appreciated!
That dummy round joke was a freakin kneeslapper, hilarious lol
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video
Guys, you are so funny and cool, I love your videos!!! 😍 😍 😍 Keep 'em comin'!!!
Thank you!
Hey Santee, it is always really cool to see and learn about the weapons in the west. I remember reading about this in School believe it or not. I thought that is was amazing how the type of weapons and how they evolved. Very cool video my friend. 👍. Keep on ROCKING your videos my friend.
Thank you!
I remember an old Disney movie about the Spencer repeater and a band of outlaws who were terrorizing a mountain community in the post Civil War period.
What was it called
@@williamault4160 I'm not sure. I've been trying to google it with no luck.
@@LionquestFitness well let me know if anything turns up
It was "John Carter." Although it's hardly "old," since it was made in 2012.
@@2wingo It was a movie I watched on Disney in the late sixties about the post Civil War in Tennessee. It wasn't the Scifi movie John Carter. Your condescending attitude is misplaced.
Now THAT'S a rifle. I really want one.
Santee I absolutely love your ability to blend the actual wild west history. With modern satire humor. I think you guys do a great job of keeping me entertained and informed. Keep up the great work. I will continue to watch your channel. God bless Captain Pat! Of the Maui Marshals. Sass Badge number 96101. Aloha
Much appreciated! Maui, eh? I spent 4 years on Oahu in the 70s.
Absolutely Beautiful Rifle. Too bad it's production was so short.
Awesome rifle awesome video
Being at the scene of a booze truck crash has been a fantasy of mine as well as owning a spencer which is funny now because unforgiven is just came on on the history channel right after watching josey wales my day is complete thanks santee
Deplorable Whiteman both good movies
@@SlickSixguns yup and jeramiah Johnson just came on lol its been a great day for movies
Much appreciated.
Awesome video Santee 1 of the best 🤠😎👍 Jack Daniels truck tipped over and Bill was gone 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🥃🥃🥃🥃
🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅
🤠 Later Pard 🤠
Well, he won't fall for it again. We'll have to come up with another plan.
That’s a buttload of ammunition!
It’s a lot like diapers, it depends!
😂😆🤣🤣🤣
I feel like Santee needs to add some rimshots with those comments.
@@ryanmedina5090 Yup!!
@@ryanmedina5090 lol good one
@@ryanmedina5090 lol good one
Thanks Santee
You're welcome!
Love my family rifle nice reveiw man history is very on point😁
Thank you!
Well done gents!
Thank you!
Great series love these vids
Thank you!
That rifle is the real deal.
Yep
Good topic been kinda looking forward to it
Drbonzo glad we could do it
Haha that was great!
Hope youre enjoying the new year my friend.
Yes. You?
@@ArizonaGhostriders glad to hear, all is well thank you
😂Great show👍🇺🇸
Thank you!
Great video Santee. Smashed the thumb up
Thank you!
Great video Santee 👍
Thank you!
At the Euro Optics gun store by me, they had one for sale. I don’t know if it was original or not, but it was $14,000!
Whoooowee!
14,000 dollars sounds like my last bail bond. Sounds like an original but I can’t think they would be worth that much
Spencer actually met with President Lincoln at the White House and Lincoln shot the rifle himself and was apparently a very competent marksman
Perhaps!
What a beautiful old riffle the Spencer is I can imagine how much better and easier it must off been after the old gun powder and ball and all that type of thing lol..
Yep tons better
Great video
Thank you!
ARRRRRIZONNNAAAA..... ghost RIDERZ!
Ok
Thanks for that.
Please do a video on the Remington New model army
That’s some straight shootin and there goes Santee he’s no dummy.
One day 1969 bud weisser truck crashed people were, me too,
Picking up in broken bottles driver not happy but too, like 20, many of us, then like 10 minutes till cops came we left with like 10 bottles of beer and some free entertainment
I had a buddy in the navy who grew up around Rutherfordton North Carolina . He told me of the day a beer truck crashed on Interstate 26 in the Saluda Grade in N.C. and everyone around filled up their pickup truck beds with cases of brew .
I havent got a chance to shoot one yet but haveing dry cycled one i can absolutely see why the henry/winchester action outsold it once the loading gate was added on the 1866. getting the bolt to push back the hammer in the same motion was clever but also saved you from the in my opinion clunky characteristic of having to cycle then cock or vice versa, its just not ergonomic.
That being said for 1860 id certanly be absolutely stoked to have this when the other side was useing muskets
I think i's clunky to load, and clunky to lever.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Yeah it just feels finicky, it sits in the back of your head theres a good chance your going to need to turn the gun a bit to get that case out
I have an 1860 as well and would love to do some videos on that
Love the photo bomb of Lincoln
Yeah.
great vidio love that spencer
Thank you!
I know why my day was just off all day yesterday. I was so busy I didn't see much YT, and I couldn't start my day right because I didn't watch my usual Saturday first vid from you. Well Sunday will be better now because I started with your video. *:-)*
Thank you!
Keep up the good work
Thank you!
Ah man if i knew there was a real Spencer in town they would not be looking for the ghost. ;)
Awesome video guys thanks!!
HA! You're welcome!
👍😎👍😎👍 have a good day
You as well.
Good video. I always wanted one since it's kinda part of the family legacy.
After that I believe it was his grandson went on to start Raytheon and invented the microwave oven but that's a different story.
So cool, Your history
It's like this: You can always make more children, but you might not be able to buy another rifle. Give it back, Bill!
Kowboy USA that’s what I told my wife she slapped me and I don’t know why
Thank you!
Very informitive and funny as hell episode. Keep up the great work pards. 👍🤠
Thank you!
This is pleasing and educational
Thank you!
@@ArizonaGhostriders Yes sir!
Thanks
Movie that comes to mind regarding this rifle, Unforgiven.
Yes. Clips in my video are from that movie.
You should do a video on the Henry rifle, it came out the same year as the Spencer, but the Henry was faster , it had less functions.
Gonna.
I’ve got one of those too
This is a timely video. Last night I was watching 3:10 to Yuma and Christian Bale caries a spencer in that movie. And seriously I should know better than to drink coffee while watching this cause I choked on that depends stuff. I also learned that whiskey > than guns for Bill.
Just for the record, the Depends joke was all Scott Severance!
@@ArizonaGhostriders I got nervous what can I say
That picture of those troops -- was that L Troop, 9th Cavalry? If so, sweet! Y'all keep up the good work.
Thank You!
I found two style of original spencers at a local gun shop one was a breach loader like a Quigley down under rifle but still uesd muzzleloader caps and the style like the reproduction even a English copy that wasn't as streamlined as spencers would buy but 2300 for a gun that isn't a good idea to take to a range because it might have a catastrophic failure due to age but mechanical still functional a testament to its creator
Love the originals.
Maybe Lincoln should've brought his Spencer to the theater on April 15.
Or a security guard, maybe.
"You don't understand that cost me children!"
Now that is when i feel sorry for a guy
HAAH! I fed him that line and we all thought it was kind of funny so we kept it in.
I would too if I had any.
I have shot one of these...hmm not as smooth as the Winchester but not bad it’s nice wish they added a ring style like for the finger for a better handle on it
It's an interesting firearm.
True it’s clunky
I loved that Simpson's clip😂
me too!