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 by Greene Rifle Works. After the Civil War, the Warner carbines were sold as surplus and then Schuyler, Hartley & Graham resold them to France in 1870. This carbine has a round blade front sight, folding leaf rear sight with "3", "5", and "8" markings on the leaf (300-800 yards), a smooth walnut forearm, manual extractor, a straight wrist walnut buttstock, a saddle ring on the left side of the action, "L" on the bottom of the frame and buttplate tang, "1468" on the bottom of the barrel and front of the frame, "8" on the frame and breechblock, and "1432" on the buttplate indicating it is a replacement.

Very good with dark mottled gray and brown patina on the visible portions of the barrel, bright surfaces in the protected area covered by the forearm, attractive natural aged patina on the brass, vice marks at the breech, and moderate overall wear. The wood is good and has repairs and slivers absent in wrist, a thin crack along the left side of the wrist, cracks in the bottom of the forearm, and mild scrapes and dings. Mechanically fine.