Original U.S. 1862 Patent Peabody Rifle in .45-70 issued to Connecticut Militia - Number 1779 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage Head Width 56

Head Width 56

Painting: Oil on Canvas

designed to carry 15 Model 24 Stielhandgranate (Stick Grenade / Potato Masher) stick hand grenades

Nickl then produced a further series of little-known but interesting pistols

the Remington-Smoot metallic cartridge pistols

Original U.S. 1862 Patent Peabody Rifle in .45-70 issued to Connecticut Militia - Number 1779 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage Head Width 56Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a rare gun. One of only 2000 purchased by the State of Connecticut in 1871 72 and issued to their State militia. This example is nicely marked under the butt stock: CONN 1779 The action is marked: PEABODY'S PAT. JULY 22. 1862 MAN'F'D BY PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. PROV. R. I. The Peabody rifles sold to the Connecticut Militia were all originally manufactured originally for France in 1870, and