Designed by Edward Lindner of Manchester, New Hampshire and manufactured by Amoskeag Manufacturing company. Only 500 of these First Type American carbines are reported to have been delivered on U.S. Government contract in January of 1863, and 297 of them are reported to have been issued over three months later to the 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry, who used them in skirmishes against Confederate forces between August and November of 1863. Fixed blade front sight and flip-up two-leaf rear sight with the lock, trigger guard, buttplate, and stock all resembling the pattern found on the U.S. Special Model 1861 Rifle-Musket then in production by Amoskeag. The breech block is marked on top "EDWARD LINDNER'S/PATENT,/MARCH 29,1859." in reference to U.S. patent number 23,378. Faint remnants of a circled inspection cartouche visible on the top of the stock ahead of the buttplate. Detailed information about these First Type U.S. Lindner carbines can be found in the book "Lindner Carbines and Rifles" by Edward A. Hull on pages 88-95.

Very good with bright iron surfaces, with some areas of very light surface corrosion, and defined breech block markings. The stock is very good as lightly sanded and re-oiled, with a small crack to the left of the breech block and a small crack ahead of the buttplate tang. The hammer does not properly hold at full cock, otherwise the tip-up breech block functions fine.