US Model 1865 Joslyn Rifle

American Civil War

.50RF Joslyn. 35.5" barrel secured by three solid, spring retained barrel bands. SN: 1238. Bright finish, casehardened breech block, iron furniture, full length walnut stock. Single shot breechloading metallic cartridge rifle with M1861 rear sight, Barleycorn combination front sight and socket bayonet lug, sling swivels on the triggerguard bow and middle barrel band and a jag head cleaning rod. Lock with {Spread-Winged Eagle} and U.S./SPRINGFIELD forward of the hammer and dated 1864 horizontally at the tail. Breech block and tang with matching serial number and M sub-inspection, no patent markings on breech block. No visible cartouches. Only 3,007 of these rifles were produced at Springfield Armory circa 1865 with slightly more than half later altered to .50-70 centerfire. This example remains in its original rimfire configuration with offset firing pin. These rifles were the first metallic cartridge breechloading long arms produced at the Springfield Arsenal. {ANTIQUE}

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Good. Bore good with strong rifling, showing moderate oxidation and evenly scattered pitting. Metal lightly cleaned with scattered oxidation and freckled discoloration along with some minor surface roughness. Mechanically functional action. Wood sanded and refinished with rounded edges and scattered mars. Wood cracked through the wrist and repaired with a filled plug in the upper wrist where a dowel was likely inserted. Another repaired crack is present between the breechblock and receiver.

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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