Original U.S. Peabody M1868 Romanian Contract Falling Block Military Rifle Converted To 32 Gauge Sporting Gun German Ordnance I slid my element over

I slid my element over the rest of the formation to get protection from their guns

Bores are crisp but have seen use

The guidon is made of navy blue wool

I’m sure by now we caught your attention by mentioning James Cagney being featured in the album

One of the rifles considered was the Chaffee-Reece system

Original U.S. Peabody M1868 Romanian Contract Falling Block Military Rifle Converted To 32 Gauge Sporting Gun German Ordnance I slid my element overOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting example of a U. S. manufactured Peabody Patent Foreign Contract Rifle, one of an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 made for Romania. At that time, the country was still a province of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, and would not receive its independence until 1878, after which it adopted the M1879 Peabody Martini Rifle. The Peabody action was developed by Henry O. Peabody from Boston, Massachusetts,