Lot 113
  • 113

A Joslyn Model 1862 Carbine, Joslyn Fire Arms Co., Stonington, Connecticut, Serial No. 4435, circa 1864

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Steel, Walnut wood
blued round barrel with fore-sight and three-leaf rear-sight, marked with inspector's marking F.D.L. on left-side at breech, color-hardened breech numbered 4435, the back marked B.F. JOSLYN'S PATENT / OCTOBER 8TH 1861 / JUNE 24TH 1862 , the breech-tang numbered 4435, color case-hardened lock-plate marked JOSLYN FIRE ARMS Co / STONINGTON / CONN, stock with inspector's cartouches FDL (marked twice) on left-side of stock below breech, FDL stamped on comb of stock adjacent to butt-plate tang, US stamped on butt-plate tang, oil-finished walnut stock

21-1/8 inch barrel



Benjamin Franklin Joslyn (b. 1821, probably Worcester, Massachusetts)



Approximately 16,500 Model 1862 and Model 1864 were produced.