This is an example of a Model 1864 Joslyn breech-loading carbine that was purchased by the Ordnance Department from the Joslyn Fire Arms Company of Stonington, Connecticut .The carbine has the casehardened iron mountings and hooded firing pin that distinguish the Model 1864 Carbine from the brass mounted Model 1862 Carbine. The carbine has a blued barrel and oiled walnut stock. The barrel is fitted with a two-leaf, folding, rear sight. The lock plate is marked: "JOSLYN FIRE ARMS CO. / STONINGTON CONN / 1864" ahead of the hammer. The rear of the breechblock is marked with the 1861 and 1862 patent dates and the serial number, "14694" is located on the top of the breechblock. The heel of the buttplate is marked: "US". Joslyn was an effective and popular carbine that was widely issued to Federal Cavalry throughout the Civil War.