Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Weapons, all pre 1898
	by Harry Ridgeway

Breechloader, Joslyn single shot rimfire carbine, Model 1864, iron furniture, latch with pull tab, .52cal. . Joslyn carbine was a single shot rim fire carbine and was developed in parallel with the Spencer, both employed the same .52 caliber metal cartridge. The Joslyn was loaded by pivoting the breech block on a hinge, secured by a friction latch with a spring pull tab on the 1864 model, hole in top of the breech door is an air vent. Manufactured by Joslyn Fire Arms Co., Stonington, Connecticut. Mark on lock: JOSLYN FIRE ARMS CO. / STONINGTON CONN. / 1864. Breech door and breech tang marked with serial number. Cartouche on the wood on the left side indicate government inspection, additional inspector mark, on the barrel, sight, US on the buttplate. Standard features include: iron contoured butt plate, iron trigger guard, single iron barrel band, two leaf hinged sight, saddle bar and riding ring on left side, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2272-Breechloader-Joslyn-Carbine-Model-1864 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-069. Barrel length 22in. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon2272-Breechloader-Joslyn-Carbine-Model-1864.html

W0769 ### Breechloader, Joslyn single shot rimfire carbine, Model 1864, iron furniture, latch with pull tab, .52cal. (sn# 5526) . Joslyn carbine was a single shot rim fire carbine and was developed in parallel with the Spencer, both employed the same .52 caliber metal cartridge. The Joslyn was loaded by pivoting the breech block on a hinge, secured by a friction latch with a spring pull tab on the 1864 model, hole in top of the breech door is an air vent. Manufactured by Joslyn Fire Arms Co., Stonington, Connecticut. Mark on lock: JOSLYN FIRE ARMS CO. / STONINGTON CONN. / 1864. Breech door and breech tang marked with serial number. Cartouche on the wood on the left side indicate government inspection, additional inspector mark, on the barrel, sight, US on the buttplate. Standard features include: iron contoured butt plate, iron trigger guard, single iron barrel band, two leaf hinged sight, saddle bar and riding ring on left side, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2272-Breechloader-Joslyn-Carbine-Model-1864 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-069. Barrel length 22in. Serial number, 5526. Cartouche on the wood on the left side indicate government inspection (two cartouches this example), additional inspector mark, FDL on the barrel, L on the sight, US on the buttplate

W1130 ### Breechloader, Joslyn single shot rimfire carbine, Model 1864, iron furniture, latch with pull tab, .52cal. (sn# 5788) . Joslyn carbine was a single shot rim fire carbine and was developed in parallel with the Spencer, both employed the same .52 caliber metal cartridge. The Joslyn was loaded by pivoting the breech block on a hinge, secured by a friction latch with a spring pull tab on the 1864 model, hole in top of the breech door is an air vent. Manufactured by Joslyn Fire Arms Co., Stonington, Connecticut. Mark on lock: JOSLYN FIRE ARMS CO. / STONINGTON CONN. / 1864. Breech door and breech tang marked with serial number. Cartouche on the wood on the left side indicate government inspection, additional inspector mark, on the barrel, sight, US on the buttplate. Standard features include: iron contoured butt plate, iron trigger guard, single iron barrel band, two leaf hinged sight, saddle bar and riding ring on left side, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2272-Breechloader-Joslyn-Carbine-Model-1864 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-069. Barrel length 22in. Serial number, 5788. Cartouche on the wood on the left side indicate government inspection, additional inspector mark on the barrel, FDL, US on the buttplate

W0938 ### Breechloader, Joslyn single shot rimfire carbine, Model 1864, iron furniture, latch with pull tab, .52cal. (sn# 6366) . Joslyn carbine was a single shot rim fire carbine and was developed in parallel with the Spencer, both employed the same .52 caliber metal cartridge. The Joslyn was loaded by pivoting the breech block on a hinge, secured by a friction latch with a spring pull tab on the 1864 model, hole in top of the breech door is an air vent. Manufactured by Joslyn Fire Arms Co., Stonington, Connecticut. Mark on lock: JOSLYN FIRE ARMS CO. / STONINGTON CONN. / 1864. Breech door and breech tang marked with serial number. Cartouche on the wood on the left side indicate government inspection, additional inspector mark, on the barrel, sight, US on the buttplate. Standard features include: iron contoured butt plate, iron trigger guard, single iron barrel band, two leaf hinged sight, saddle bar and riding ring on left side, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2272-Breechloader-Joslyn-Carbine-Model-1864 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-069. Barrel length 22in. Serial number, 6366. Cartouche on the wood on the left side indicate government inspection (two cartouches this example), additional inspector mark, FDL on the barrel, L on the sight, US on the buttplate.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

All weapons listed on this webpage are strictly manufactured before 1898, and are considered unsafe for actual use. These are antique collectible weapons of the Civil War (most are pre 1865, unless I state otherwise) and actual firing of these weapons is not recommended for any purpose whatsoever! Because these are all "pre 1898" weapons, no licenses are required for ownership, but common sense and good judgment should be applied.

Most information on this page is from:
Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms......
John Thillman series, "Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers...", or "Civil War Army Swords....".

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