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10 Tube Blakeslee Patent
inv # 02-12848

Marked BLAKESLEE CARTRIDGE BOX/U.S./PAT’D DEC. 20.1864/E.GAYLORD/CHICOPEE/MASS.

Designed by Erastus Blakeslee of the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry.

Patented December 20, 1864.

It was made in three different sizes 6, 10, & 13 tubes.

Constructed of wood covered with leather and a hinged lid.
Designed for the Spencer carbine or rifle.