Product Details
JOSLYN FIREARMS CO. USA
A .52 RIMFIRE MODEL 1864 JOSLYN CARBINE, serial no 4723,
With 22in. barrel rifled with three grooves fitted with a blade front-sight and typical Civil War period leaf battle sights, breech block stamped with the serial no 4723, and on the lockplate "JOSLYN FIREARMS CO. / STONINGTON CONN. / 1864", iron mounted walnut half stock, mounts include butt-plate stamped "U.S." on the tang, two piece trigger-guard and side rib and ring, single spring retained barrel band, the barrel with some original finish, sharp bright bore, the stock with some damage to area in front of the lock
Provenance: The Joslyn was originally produced as a percussion arm, then redesigned in 1862 to accept the Spencer 56/52 rimfire cartridge, then further improved in 1864 when a positive locking system was added to the breech. Approx. 16,500 of both the model 1862 and 1864 were acquired by the U.S. government, Tests at West Point in 1864 proved it a reliable and effective weapon. The Joslyn saw extensive use during the Civil War some of the cavalry regiments who carried them were the 4th & 8th Indiana, 1st New York Dragoons, 19th New York, 13th Tennessee, 9th Pennsylvania, 3rd West Virginia, 1st Wisconsin, 1st Nebraska, 1st Nevada, and the 11th Ohio. A fairly rare Civil War carbine
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Estimate £700-900
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament