Warner Carbine

History of the Warner Carbine

During the American Civil War in 1863, James Warner patented a new breech-loading cartridge-style gun known as the Warner Carbine. The design uses a traditional layout and fits in. 50 rimfire cartridges. The wooden stock and front end closed the brass receiver that encased the weapon's working system.

The trigger device dangles as usual. The barrel is 20 inches long and ahead of the action. It is so long that there is only one strap attached to the shaft. The design was supplied to the Massachusetts Arms Company for a production contract in 1864, the last full year of the war.

The carbine proved to be a reliable and effective system for deterring people from brief exposures in war. The hinge provides access to the breech for loading/reloading cartridges, and the spent cartridges themselves are taken out via a slide in the front end.

These qualities made it a very modern weapon for its time - although the carbine was still limited to a single shot, which might prove useful in combat.

Only about 1,500 of these carbines were completed due to the end of the war.

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