EXTREMELY RARE PEABODY MARTINI DELUXE ENGRAVED 1874-B MILITARY RIFLE.

EXTREMELY RARE PEABODY MARTINI DELUXE ENGRAVED 1874-B MILITARY RIFLE. SN 7. Cal. .45 Turkish(11.43x59R). Nickel & gold finish with 33-1/4″ rnd bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug and a reverse mounted musket rear sight with markings in Arabic, out to 1,200 meters. Top of bbl between rear sight & receiver is marked “Peabody & Martini Patents Man’f’d By Providence Tool Co Prov R.I.U.S.A. Receiver is typical European style Martini Action with cocked indicator on right side and no safety. It has a fixed trigger guard with typical Martini lever whose tip fits in a recess on bottom of stock. Mounted in 2-pc very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with full length forestock & two bands with trumpet head ramrod. Bottom of stock and front band have sling swivels. Bbl, ramrod, sight base & lever are nickel plated. Receiver, forend cap & stock sling swivel are gold washed. Receiver is beautifully engraved with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background on sides & top, probably from the Nimschke shop, with matching patterns on lever and over chamber area. Left side of buttstock has an Olde English “A” in a circle cartouche and the trigger guard has Turkish military proof mark of a small 5-pointed star inside a crescent over an “M”. Serial number 7 observed on small parts, buttplate and butt of stock. It is known that SN 2 was deluxe engraved for Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. In 1874 the Ottomans ordered 600,000 Martini-Peabody rifles from the Providence Tool Company which saw extensive use in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877. It seems quite likely that this rifle was also intended as an exhibition piece or as a presentation to an Turkish official. PROVENANCE: Consignor states gun was deacessioned from the Remington Arms Museum and was purchased by owner from a retired Remington employee. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & lever retain virtually all of their orig nickel turned a little milky; rear sight retains faded fire blue; receiver retains about 50-60% thin orig gold wash and the trigger guard most of its orig high polish blue. Lower sling swivel retains most of its orig gold wash, front band is a replacement. Wood is sound with a few nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig bright varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-46169 JR422 (5,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2179	$11,500.00	EXTREMELY RARE PEABODY MARTINI DELUXE ENGRAVED 1874-B MILITARY RIFLE. SN 7. Cal. .45 Turkish(11.43x59R). Nickel & gold finish with 33-1/4″ rnd bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug and a reverse mounted musket rear sight with markings in Arabic, out to 1,200 meters. Top of bbl between rear sight & receiver is marked “Peabody & Martini Patents Man’f’d By Providence Tool Co Prov R.I.U.S.A. Receiver is typical European style Martini Action with cocked indicator on right side and no safety. It has a fixed trigger guard with typical Martini lever whose tip fits in a recess on bottom of stock. Mounted in 2-pc very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with full length forestock & two bands with trumpet head ramrod. Bottom of stock and front band have sling swivels. Bbl, ramrod, sight base & lever are nickel plated. Receiver, forend cap & stock sling swivel are gold washed. Receiver is beautifully engraved with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background on sides & top, probably from the Nimschke shop, with matching patterns on lever and over chamber area. Left side of buttstock has an Olde English “A” in a circle cartouche and the trigger guard has Turkish military proof mark of a small 5-pointed star inside a crescent over an “M”. Serial number 7 observed on small parts, buttplate and butt of stock. It is known that SN 2 was deluxe engraved for Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. In 1874 the Ottomans ordered 600,000 Martini-Peabody rifles from the Providence Tool Company which saw extensive use in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877. It seems quite likely that this rifle was also intended as an exhibition piece or as a presentation to an Turkish official. PROVENANCE: Consignor states gun was deacessioned from the Remington Arms Museum and was purchased by owner from a retired Remington employee. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & lever retain virtually all of their orig nickel turned a little milky; rear sight retains faded fire blue; receiver retains about 50-60% thin orig gold wash and the trigger guard most of its orig high polish blue. Lower sling swivel retains most of its orig gold wash, front band is a replacement. Wood is sound with a few nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig bright varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-46169 JR422 (5,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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