Sealed Bid Auction - July 2018 : Sale S0718 Lot 2056
A .41 RIMFIRE SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE SIGNED PROVIDENCE TOOL CO., MODEL PEABODYS PATENT, serial no. 7969,

Product Details

* A .41 RIMFIRE SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE SIGNED 'PROVIDENCE TOOL CO.', MODEL 'PEABODY'S PATENT', serial no. 7969,
circa 1866, with 32 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, plain back-action lock, walnut three-quarter stock, iron mounts including two sprung barrel-bands, iron sling mounts, under-barrel cleaning rod, small losses.

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Estimate £350-450

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