Type II "Union Carbine" manufactured by Edward Gwyn and Abner Campbell of Hamilton, Ohio, circa1863-1864. The carbine has the Type II pivot-type lever latch, flat hammer with beveled edges, short lever, and short base rear sight. A sling bar and ring are mounted on the left side of the receiver. The part round/part octagon barrel has a military blue finish with wide base iron front sight and folding leaf rear sight. The rear sight, breechblock, upper receiver tang and butt plate have a niter blue finish. The receiver, side plate, hammer, lever and lower tang are color casehardened. The stock is oil-finished American walnut. The lock plate is marked: "GWYN & CAMPBELL" in an arch above "PATENT/1862/HAMILTON.O." in three lines. "UNION/RIFLE" is stamped vertically on the right side of the receiver. "A&C" is stamped on the lower left barrel flat at the junction with the receiver. The serial number, "2706" is stamped on the bottom of the receiver, breechblock, loading lever, and lever latch. The underside of the barrel is numbered "1665". "PT" is stamped on the lower right barrel flat and single letter Ordnance inspection marks are stamped on most components. The left stock flat is stamped with Ordnance Department final inspection and sub-inspection marks consisting of the script initials "RKW" and "WHR" surrounded by oval borders. A small "RKW" sub-inspection mark is stamped on the stock comb just ahead of the buttplate. Gwyn & Campbell manufactured approximately 4,000 Type II breech loading carbines. These carbines were issued primarily to federal cavalry regiments in the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of the Tennessee.

Excellent. The carbine appears to be as issued and un-fired and retains 97% plus of the original military blue, niter blue and color casehardened finish. The case colors on the receiver, lock plate, hammer and lever are vivid. The delicate niter blue finish on the buttplate, tang and breechblock shows some light storage wear, The stock is in excellent plus condition with un-handled raised grain and nearly perfect Ordnance inspection marks. This is an exceptional example of a Type II Gwyn & Campbell "Union Carbine".