The Triplett & Scott carbines and rifles were manufactured by the Meriden Manufacturing Company in the final two years of the Civil War. Only 2,000 of these carbines in this configuration are estimated to have been produced. The whole 5,000 appear to have been sold on a contract executed on January 2, 1865, to the State of Kentucky for use by the Kentucky home guard troops who were called upon to protect Sherman's supply lines. They were delivered in May after the war had ended. This example was clearly designated for that purpose based on the small "KENTUCKY" stamp on the left side of the breech and it otherwise shows standard markings and features.

Very fine, retains 70% original blue finish and 60% plus original case color with the balance a grey-brown patina. The wood is fine with some minor handling marks and a few of the typical hairline cracks visible in the buttstock. Mechanically excellent.