Description
This is one of the finest examples of this weapon known to exist ANYWHERE. Overall, it is an easy 9.5+ from end to end. The Triplett & Scott is an American repeater carbine invented by Louis Triplett and William Scott of Columbia, Kentucky. It was primarily issued to Kentucky Home Guard troops who were assigned to protect the supply lines of the Union Army under General Sherman’s command from 1864 until 1865 with some remaining in service for many more years.
This Triplett & Scott repeating carbine is a .50 caliber rimfire shoulder arm made by the Meriden Manufacturing Company of Meriden, CT beginning in 1864 and ending in 1865. It is one of an estimated quantity of 5,000 such carbines produced under contract for the State of Kentucky Home Guard Troops, this carbine has a seven-shot magazine tube in the butt. Most were delivered 3 weeks after the end of hostilities but skirmishes continued well into 1866 in some areas.
It was loaded by depressing the latch in frame behind hammer that allows barrel to twist away in circular motion and come in line with the magazine in the butt. The firearm took the same rimfire metallic round as the Spencer carbine.
A 30” barrel is secured to the stock via a single barrel band. The crisp rifled bore is just slightly dusty but will clean to bright. The receiver is stamped on left plate with “MERIDEN MANFG CO. / MERIDEN, CONN.” beneath hammer. Stamped “KENTUCKY’ on left side of breech. Breech tang marked “TRIPLETT & SCOTT / PATENT DEC. 6, 1864”. The two piece black walnut stock is as new. This is a near mint condition Triplett & Scott repeating rimfire carbine that would certainly enhance any arms collection.
