Only 1,500 of these Third Models were manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Company in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1862. Burnside carbines received strong reviews in antebellum trials and from Civil War battlefields. The third model differs from the second model in that it has the addition of a wood forearm, and it retains a solid breech block unlike the fourth and fifth models with a hinged breech block. Matching serial number on the receiver, breech block, and underneath the barrel.

Good overall with smooth gray and brown patina, pitting, wear, original blue finish on the rear sight, scratches, dents and chips in the stock. Mechanically fine.