Original U.S. Civil War Joslyn Firearms Co. M1864 Infantry Rifle Serial M 1725 with 1864 dated Springfield Lock Japanese Field Gear This particular example started life

This particular example started life as a pre-war produced LP28

just before the Yorktown left for Midway

Approximately 1 ¼" wide and 8 ¾" tall

The metal finish is worn to a lovely patina of age

Later revisions including a tubular magazine

Original U.S. Civil War Joslyn Firearms Co. M1864 Infantry Rifle Serial M 1725 with 1864 dated Springfield Lock Japanese Field Gear This particular example started lifeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a real find, and is one of only a few Joslyn System firearms that we have had in over 25 years! Even better, this is only the second infantry rifle that we have ever had! Benjamin Franklin Joslyn was known as one of the most interesting gun designers during the U. S. Civil War, and he developed a series of breech loading firearms, which were incremental improvements over each previous design. First introduced