The earliest version of Meriden Arms T Latch Could be fired as a breech loader using a Maynard type cartridge and external percussion cap, or, could be muzzle loaded and fired as any muzzle loader. I know later versions of the T latch had a conventional firing pin in place of the percussion nipple, and at some point the lock plates were marked Charles Parker, but I don't know if that post dates the percussion nipple. I had one of these, and as a teenager, traded it off for a garden variety S&W tip-up. I'm pretty sure the shotgun belonged to a family member prior to my father getting it, as most of our family was from Meriden.
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