"1832" dated breech block. Includes socket bayonet.

Approximately 16,500 Joslyn carbines were manufactured during the Civil War under contract with the U.S. government in two models. The U.S. Government purchased a reported 2,200 Model 1862 carbines between 1862-1863. "T.K.L" inspection initials on the left of the breech, two partly visible boxed script cartouches stamped on the left stock flat.