Joslyn rifle

Joslyn Rifle
TypeService rifle
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States, Argentina
WarsAmerican Civil War,
Franco-Prussian War
Production history
ManufacturerJoslyn Firearms Company
Produced1855–1865
VariantsM1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865, rifle and carbine
Specifications
Caliber.54 or .58
ActionBreech-loaded

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, which was the first mass-produced breech-loading rifle produced at the Springfield Armory.

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