This carbine is marked "JAMES WARNER, SPRINGFIELD, MASS./WARNER'S/PATENT" on the left side of the brass frame. Only 1,501 of these carbines are believed to have been manufactured by Warner in 1864. These initial carbines saw some use by Wisconsin units and others during the last part of the war. Another 2,500 were produced with some variation through a contract by Greene Rifle Works and delivered to the U.S. government in February and March of 1865. After the Civil War, the Warner carbines (which had not garnered favorable reviews from the men they were issued to) were sold as surplus, and then Schuyler, Hartley & Graham resold them to France in 1870. This example has no visible European proofmarks and likely never left the U.S. It has a round blade front sight and a folding leaf rear sight with "3", "5", and "8" markings on the leaf (300-800 yards). It also has a manually operated extractor and a saddle ring on the left side of the action. There are some hand cut markings on the inside of the action and a faint cartouche on the stock. The consignor has included copies of pages from an Arms Collector article by Robert Howard that discuss the Warner carbines.

Fair as refinished. The barrel has primarily an artificial gray patina with some patches of brown and a section of original blue finish on top at the front. The brass had an artificially aged patina. The barrel band has been re-blued and has some pitting. The wood is fair as repaired and refinished with spurious cartouche on the left side of buttstock. There are some marks and scratches throughout and some chipping at the edges. The action functions fine, and the main markings are clear.