This Peabody rifle is an original, breechloading, single shot, .43 caliber Peabody rimfire made by the Providence Tool Company of Providence, Rhode Island. It is one of some 112,000 carbines and rifles produced by the company between 1866 and 1871.

Rifle, utilized a triggerguard that acts as a breech lever to lower the breechblock for top loading of the metallic round. Rifle has a back action style lock with a large side hammer. All mountings are iron and are blued. Receiver, tang and hammer show bright casehardened colors. Left side of receiver has the maker’s five-line stamp which reads "PEABODY’S PAT / JULY 22, 1862 / MANUF’D BY / PROVIDENCE TOOL CO / PROV. R. I.” in small markings.

Developed during the later Civil War years, a handful of these weapons experienced test trials, but the great majority of the arms went to foreign contracts and to the civilian general public. This Peabody specimen is in excellent condition. Rifle features a blued 33” round barrel secured to a black walnut stock via two barrel bands. Two-piece walnut stock is in excellent condition with a 28¾” long forend and a 15½” long shoulder stock that exhibits a company stock inspector stamp of "W C inside an oval cartouche.”

Bottom of shoulder stock has one steel swivel while the second swivel is part of the lower barrel band. Cartouches are found on Peabody foreign contract arms. Has the folding, long range rear sight. Iron front sight doubles as the lug for a bayonet. Bore is very fine. All screws fine. Major components bear small inspector marks. Rifle’s 32½” steel ramrod in excellent condition. This Peabody rifle specimen is a fine collectible.

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