Name | Street | Town | State | From | To |
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Joslyn Firearms Company |   | Stonington | Connecticut | 1862 | 1865 |
Patent | Date | Remarks |
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  |   | see Joslyn, Benjamin F.-S and Joslyn, Benjamin F.-W |
Contract | for |
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U.S. Army of January 11, 1862 | 150 Joslyn .44 Army Model Revolver |
U.S. Army of January 24, 1862 | 200 Joslyn .44 Army Model Revolver |
U.S. Army of January 30, 1862 | 100 Joslyn .44 Army Model Revolver |
U.S. Army of Mars 3, 1862 | 200 Joslyn .44 Army Model Revolver |
U.S. Army of Mars 24, 1862 | 100 Joslyn .44 Army Model Revolver |
U.S. Army of April 10, 1862 | 125 Joslyn .44 Army Model Revolver |
Product |
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See also Bruff, Brother & Seaver who sold 225 Joslyn .44 Army Model Revolvers to the U.S. Army Model 1862 Carbine .52 r.f. breech loading single shot carbin (4,000 in 1862), 22" round barrel with one barrel band, marked: BF Joslyn's Patent Oct 8 1861 & June 24 1862 (plus serial number). U.S. Government purchased about 2300 carbines and privates 1300. A so called transition model (model 1862 with features of the model a864) is in the serial number range 2400 to 3600 Model 1862, left side same, right side Model 1864 Carbine As above (12,000 made in 1864 and 1865) right-side other one, left side same, right side Overall production of Model 1862 and 1864 was about 16500. Army Model Revolver .44 caliber percussion, 5 shot revolver, side hammer, 8" octagonal barrel |