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), "C.S.L." (Charles S. Lowell) inspection mark on the left of the breech, 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, "1466" on the bottom of the barrel, front of the frame, and buttplate, and "7" assembly number on the frame and breechblock. "GDM" (George D. Moller) collection initials on the toe of the stock. Includes wood tampion. Provenance: The George Moller Collection

Very good with some patches of light pitting, scattered dents on left forward frame, attractive natural aged patina on the brass, and moderate overall wear. The wood is good, with a crack visible along the left side of the wrist, chips around the upper tang, a small crack behind the upper tang, and mild scrapes and dings. Mechanically fine, with an absent firing pin tip.