The term Joslyn Rifle refers to a series of rifles produced in the mid-19th century. The term is often used to refer specifically to the Joslyn Model 1861/1862...

firearms using this type of breechblock include the Warner carbine, the Joslyn rifle and the Tarpley carbine. The breechblock is hinged parallel to the axis...

with their barrels rifled Contract carbines as they were known at that time: Cosmopolitan, Sharps, Gallager, Smith and Burnside Joslyn, Starr, Lindner,...

century) Jarmann M1884 (Norway – rifle – 1878/1884) Java arquebus (Nusantara – arquebus – 16th century) Joslyn rifle (USA – rifle – 1855) Kerr's Patent Revolver...

A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel...

and Southern soldiers was the rifled musket. Born from the development of the percussion cap and the Minié ball, rifled muskets had much greater range...

these were actually made; all were constructed in the late 1850s. The Joslyn rifle: Rising Breech Carbine: Repeating actions are characterized by reciprocating/rotating...

into possession of Benjamin F. Joslyn, an arms manufacturer. He manufactured the Joslyn rifle, the first breech-loading rifle, on these premises before selling...

loaded by a variety of companies, and was also used in the Ballard and Joslyn carbines. It is a short-ranged cartridge, ineffective on anything larger...

adopted in 1866 for the Springfield Model 1866 trapdoor rifle. Derived from the .50-60-400 Joslyn, the cartridge was developed after the unsatisfactory...