This carbine was produced in approximately the late 1850s and has the correct first model markings of "MAYNARD ARMS CO/WASHINGTON" on the right side of the action and the three-line Massachusetts Arms Co. address on the left. The patch box has the correct later first model "MAYNARD PATENTEE/MAY 20 1851/JUNE 17 1856" on the door. The floor of the patch box has a paper label marked with various Maynard patent dates. Multiple Confederate states are known to have had contracts for Maynard rifles and carbines in both .35 and .50 caliber including Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia. For example, in early 1861, Jefferson Davis and J. Thompson entered into agreements for Maynard arms and ammunition that included 325 carbines and 175 rifles in .50 caliber and 300 carbines in .35 caliber along with one thousand rounds of ammunition for each gun. Estimates based on the dates of the orders and deliveries along with the approximate production rate of Maynard firearms places the approximately 3,000 Confederate purchased Maynard carbines and rifles. ". . .arms within the serial range from approximately 1800 through 4100 (give or take 200) should be in the range that saw Confederate service" according to "The Maynard Rifle and Carbine in the Confederate Service" by Howard M. Madaus. This example falls within that range based on the serial number on the underside of the primer door and was thus likely used by Confederate cavalry during the war. Confederate soldiers are said to have been particularly fond of the Maynard carbines and rifles due in part to the fact that the brass cases could be reloaded upwards of 100 times.

Fair with traces of original finish, primarily dark brown patina, patches of mild pitting, mild edge wear, some scratches and dings, and legible markings. The refinished stock is also fair with moderate scrapes and dings throughout, a chip on the upper right at the junction with the frame, a minor crack in the wrist on the left, and small crack in the butt on the left. Mechanically fine. This Maynard variation is very desirable, especially those in the reported Confederate serial number range, and are hard to find in solid condition like this one.