Roger&Spencer original
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Hello, The long standing story is that their was a contract for 5,000 completed from 1863-65 and they arrived too late for the war. They went into storage and were sold to Bannerman's in 1901. The general belief is that none saw the light of day until then. There is another version that an additional 800 were sold civilian and were in actual use in the 19th century. One guy found an original that has notes in the grip connecting it to a Mass. civil war soldier who can actually be found on the rolls. I haven't found and reference to differences in the military contract and the extra 800
Hello,More informations :
I live in France and I bought has a dealer of the Texas (Corpus city) a authentic civil Roger & spencer!.
I have equally a R&S model military.
I noted thus differences between the two revovers:
1/ six groves on the civil one and 5 groves on the military model.
2/ Hammers are differents.
3/ two smaller screws on the civil model.
4/hammers springs differents.
I ask me if this civil model is a old copy transformed to cheat the customers.
Thanks.
JBC
I live in France and I bought has a dealer of the Texas (Corpus city) a authentic civil Roger & spencer!.
I have equally a R&S model military.
I noted thus differences between the two revovers:
1/ six groves on the civil one and 5 groves on the military model.
2/ Hammers are differents.
3/ two smaller screws on the civil model.
4/hammers springs differents.
I ask me if this civil model is a old copy transformed to cheat the customers.
Thanks.
JBC
