Original U.S. Civil War M1864 Triplett & Scott Kentucky Contract Repeating Rifle by Meriden Mfg. Co. - Serial 543 M3 Grease Gun which lacks a flashguard and

which lacks a flashguard and was made with a vestigial (partial) muzzle ring

Comes with a complete white oilcloth liner

One used to see these occasionally in the 1950s and never expected to run into one again

and can impede cycling

visible in more "protected" areas

Original U.S. Civil War M1864 Triplett & Scott Kentucky Contract Repeating Rifle by Meriden Mfg. Co. - Serial 543 M3 Grease Gun which lacks a flashguard andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Developed by LOUIS TRIPLETT and WILLIAM SCOTT of Columbia, Kentucky and manufactured under contract by the Meriden Manufacturing Company of Meriden, Ct. This is a Repeating Carbine enclosing a 7 Shot tubular magazine inside the wood butt. It is loaded from the front once the swivel breach of the action is fully opened. These were all chambered for the . 56 50 Spencer rimfire cartridge, often referred to as . 50