This Volcanic Lever Action Carbine was manufactured by the New Haven Arms Company c. 1857. The carbine has a silver-plated brass receiver and buttplate with the standard New Haven Arms Company factory scroll engraving on the top and sides of the receiver and heel of the buttplate. The carbine has a 'Type II' barrel with half-rib that was originally manufactured by the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company before it was re-organized as the New Haven Arms Company in April 1857. The distinctive octagon barrel and integral 20-shot magazine are blued. The barrel has a crowned muzzle, rounded T-bar spring, half-moon, nickel-silver, front sight blade and brass, clam-shell shaped, magazine follower. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped: "NEWHAVEN CONN. PATENT FEB. 14. 1854" in one-line. The brass receiver has crescent cut-outs on the front and rear end of the ejection port and is fitted with a dove-tail mounted rear sight with knurled elevation wheel. The hammer has coarse, hand-cut, knurling on the spur. The bolt, rear sight, cartridge carrier, lever spring and screws have a fire blue finish. The hammer, trigger and lever are color casehardened. The straight grain American walnut stock has a high polish piano finish. The serial number "34" is stamped on the left side of the lower receiver tang beneath the stock, on the inside of the buttplate heel, on the heel of the stock beneath the buttplate and on the shanks of the hand-fitted buttplate and stock screws. All of the visible serial numbers match. The New Haven Arms Company manufactured approximately 1000 lever action carbines with 16- inch, 21-inch and 25-inch barrel between 1857 and 1860. Early production carbines, like this example, utilized some Volcanic Repeating Arms components.