The Spencer was the world's first military metallic-cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. The Spencer repeating rifles and carbines were 19th-century American lever-action firearms invented by Christopher Spencer. 47 in (1,200 mm) rifle with 30 inch barrelģ9.25 in (997 mm) carbine with 22 inch barrel
