Triplett & Scott carbine
Triplett & Scott Carbine | |
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Type | carbine |
Place of origin | Columbia, Kentucky |
Service history | |
In service | 1864-1865 |
Wars | American Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Louis Triplett William Scott |
Designed | 1864 |
Produced | 1864-1865 |
No. built | c. 5,000 |
Variants | Short version, Long version |
Specifications | |
Mass | Long version: 9 pounds (4.1 kg)* Short version 8 pounds 6 ounces (3.8 kg)* |
Length | Long version: 48 inches (1,200 mm)* Short version 40 inches (1,000 mm)* |
Barrel length | Long version: 30 inches (760 mm)* Short version 22 inches (560 mm)* |
Cartridge | .60-52 Spencer |
Action | lever action |
Muzzle velocity | 1,025 feet per second (312 m/s)* |
Feed system | 7 bullets, tube magazine |
Triplett & Scott was an American repeater rifle, issued to home guard troops who were assigned to protect the supply lines of the Union Army under General Sherman's command.
References
- Westwood, David, Dr. (2005), Rifles: an illustrated history of their impact, ABC-CLIO, 470 p., ISBN 1-85109-401-6