Early models involved smallbore sporting rifles, of. Co., where Spencer worked, and his arms company was in business. Spent cases were ejected from the top of the receiver.Ī factory was established at Cheney Brothers Silk Mfg. Now all one had to do was cock the hammer, aim, fire and repeat the process until the magazine was empty. Next, the hammer was put on half cock, and the lever lowered to allow a cartridge to be pushed into position by the follower.
The shooter simply dropped a number of cartridges, nose-first, into the magazine, then the spring-loaded follower was inserted into the tube and locked into place. Featuring a rotating block and tubular magazine in the butt, the gun was a snap to use.
Spencer patented his rifle on March 6, 1860. Few military arms could come close to its reliability for a good number of years following its introduction. His remarkable seven-shooter was a wonder. But it was his eponymous repeating rifle that really established his place in the hierarchy of American inventors. Engineer Christopher Miner Spencer was one of those 19th century Yankee polymaths who was responsible for a huge number of different, fascinating contrivances.
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