Hello folks,
I know I'm a little out of place in this forum but I have a serious question for anyone who can answer. My Great great grandfather was a reb who "obtained" a spencer carbine from a "misguided" yankee during the battles around Atlanta. I was wondering if it's normal or common for a surviving spencer to have heavy pitting around the breach area of what could be called the receiver, near the end of the barrel? Is this due to loose machining tolerances or poor spacing. I mean, I'm familiar with the black powder cartridges of the era and I know of the corrosive properties of black powder; however, it seems that the pitting pattern is centered near the end of the barrel where blowback leakage would be most concentrated. Is this normal on most surviving spencers? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Pics of the weapons available. JohnnyReb reborn at Alabamastormtracker12@hotmail.com