Original U.S. Civil War M1864 Triplett & Scott Kentucky Contract Repeating Rifle by Meriden Mfg. Co. - Serial 4091 Antique Remingtons so it was replaced with

so it was replaced with the M2 and later M3 diaphragm based gas masks

The flare gun has some of the original finish

and the clasp is in great shape

This was after the change to steel manufacture

having been updated in 1860

Original U.S. Civil War M1864 Triplett & Scott Kentucky Contract Repeating Rifle by Meriden Mfg. Co. - Serial 4091 Antique Remingtons so it was replaced withOriginal 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 breech of the action is fully opened. These were all chambered for the . 56 50 Spencer rimfire cartridge, often referred to as . 50