PROVIDENCE TOOL COMPANY PEABODY RIFLE.

PROVIDENCE TOOL COMPANY PEABODY RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. Believed to be .45-70. 36″ bbl with square base front sight, and 2-leaf musket rear sight. Full length forend retained by three bbl bands and slotted for ramrod which is missing. Left side of dropping block receiver is marked, “Peabody’s Pat. July 22, 1862.” Right side is marked, “MAN’F’D BY PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. PROVIDENCE, R.I.” Mounted with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with straight grip and carbine style butt. There is a rectangular cartouche on left wrist of stock, and a large “C.M.” stamped on right side near butt. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains some orig blue but has an area forward of rear sight across the top including first bbl band of pitted corrosion. Behind but near the front bbl band is a series of peened marks. Receiver has traces of case coloring but is mostly a mixture of silver/gray/brown patina in a splotchy pattern. Stock has numerous nicks and dings, and a rather large crack running from rear plate screw on left up and across through the comb and toe line of the stock. Finish on butt-stock is of a cleaned oil finish. Forend has a number of nicks and dings but shows most of its orig varnish finish. Mechanics are good but bore is dark with visible rifling and quite a bit of pitting. 4-33822 BDT243 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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
	1454	$518.00	PROVIDENCE TOOL COMPANY PEABODY RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. Believed to be .45-70. 36″ bbl with square base front sight, and 2-leaf musket rear sight. Full length forend retained by three bbl bands and slotted for ramrod which is missing. Left side of dropping block receiver is marked, “Peabody’s Pat. July 22, 1862.” Right side is marked, “MAN’F’D BY PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. PROVIDENCE, R.I.” Mounted with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with straight grip and carbine style butt. There is a rectangular cartouche on left wrist of stock, and a large “C.M.” stamped on right side near butt. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains some orig blue but has an area forward of rear sight across the top including first bbl band of pitted corrosion. Behind but near the front bbl band is a series of peened marks. Receiver has traces of case coloring but is mostly a mixture of silver/gray/brown patina in a splotchy pattern. Stock has numerous nicks and dings, and a rather large crack running from rear plate screw on left up and across through the comb and toe line of the stock. Finish on butt-stock is of a cleaned oil finish. Forend has a number of nicks and dings but shows most of its orig varnish finish. Mechanics are good but bore is dark with visible rifling and quite a bit of pitting. 4-33822 BDT243 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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