Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2022 : Sale A0722 Lot 712
PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. USA A 10.4mm (VETTERLI C/F) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-RIFLE, MODEL PEABODY 1862/68 , serial no. 6803,

Product Details

* PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. USA
A 10.4mm (VETTERLI C/F) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-RIFLE, MODEL 'PEABODY 1862/68 ', serial no. 6803,
circa 1870, with central fire 27 1/2in. sighted barrel, the action marked 'PEABODY'S PAT. JULY. 22. 1862, MAN'F'D BY PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. PROV. R.I.' on the left side (rubbed), plain back-action lock, walnut three-quarter stock, the serial number stamped below the rear-sight, iron mounts including two sprung barrel-bands, iron sling mounts, iron under-barrel cleaning rod, traces of finish throughout

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Estimate £300-500

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament