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Franco-Prussian War Peabody Military Rifle
Guns International #: 103422711 Seller's Inventory #: 51634
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Military Rifles - Non-US
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1372
Total Number of Listings: 25365
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
NSN, .43 Spanish, 33" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. This is one of the approximately 33,000 "Spanish Model" Peabody rifles delivered to the French government out of a 39,000 piece contract prior to the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. The barrel has 85-90% of the original blue finish remaining, with mild gray fading at the muzzle, as well as a few tiny spots of wear scattered along its length. The frame has muted original color case-hardening remaining, with some mild fading along the exposed edges of the hammer and lever, and scattered areas of freckling visible on the sides. The breech of the barrel and top of the receiver have the "(crown) / V" proof (this is the "Vorratszeichen" inspection stamp applied to obsolete or captured guns held in military inventories that had not undergone full German proofing applied after passage of the German proof laws of 1891). The walnut buttstock and forend are in good-very good condition with numerous small handling marks and blemishes throughout, heaviest on the left side of the wrist. The original Peabody inspector cartouche is faint, but just barely visible on the left side of the wrist. The original metal ramrod is still present, and the action is tight, still functioning flawlessly. This is a very nice Peabody military rifle, with interesting historical significance, and is in very good-fine condition overall. Antique;
Price: $1,295.00
Antique: Yes