Original U.S. 1862 Patent Peabody Rifle in .43 Spanish issued to Massachusetts Militia - Number 403 Edged Weapons It was a war of

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Original U.S. 1862 Patent Peabody Rifle in .43 Spanish issued to Massachusetts Militia - Number 403 Edged Weapons It was a war ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a rare gun. One of only 3000 purchased by the State of Massachusetts in 1871 72 and issued to their State militia. This example is nicely marked under the butt stock: MASS 403 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 Massachusetts Militia were all originally manufactured originally for France in 1870,