Of the roughly 15,000 Whitney-Kennedy a.k.a. Whitney-Kennedy-Tiesing rifles and carbines manufactured in 1879-1886 by the Whitney Arms Co., only 1,000 are estimated to have been carbines which were mostly sent to Central and South America making surviving examples in the U.S. very rare. It has a military style block mounted blade front sight, notch and folding ladder rear sight, "WHITNEY ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A." marked on top ahead of the rear sight, "44 Cal" on top at the breech, a saddle ring on the left side of the frame, patent marking on the upper tang, "P365" on the lower tang, smooth oil finished stock and forearm, steel buttplate, and empty stock compartment.

Very good with 40% plus original blue finish, 80% of the period applied nickel plating, mild oxidation/pitting, light scratches and marks, and generally minor wear. The wood is good and has some small flakes at the edges, a crack along the left side of the comb, and mild scrapes and dings. Mechanically fine.