She's been through a fire which basically destroyed the stock and forearm. Here's some pictures of my Christmas project. Please let me know if you know anything about the serial number. even made a beautiful round for it that I will post pics of as well. 52 cal which I believe is correct even for the. A professor at SIU in Carbondale IL told him it was a. Overall length is 37' and barrell is 22' This belonged to my father in-law who thought it was a junker, but it has real potential. Front sight, rear swivel and saddle bar staple/ring are missing. It has dovetails for both the buckorn style sight and ladder sights as well. It has fixed buckhorn style rear sights that look original. I have yet to find any other proof or inspection marks. I know that Burnside only made 1865s, but I'm going to post pics this weekend of the reciever markings. I swear the receiver stamp says Model 1863 (not 1865), but Mfg. I'm working on cleaning it up and replacing stocks as the action and other metal are in fairly good shape. It was apparently in a fire and the forearm and buttstock were severly damaged. I haven't had a chance to post any pics of my recently acquired Burnside Spencer, but it's serial number 5471.
