Original U.S. Peabody M1868 Romanian Contract Falling Block Military Rifle Converted To 32 Gauge Sporting Gun German Ordnance MINSY sent men

MINSY sent men

The guidon is made of navy blue wool

Both pistols feature fold away triggers that only appears once the hammer is cocked

If any man has served at Myrtle Beach he does not need a description of the base or its surrounding territory

It still has proper adjustment holes and both correct WW2 pattern steel hooks (fittings) with the original finish mostly worn away

Original U.S. Peabody M1868 Romanian Contract Falling Block Military Rifle Converted To 32 Gauge Sporting Gun German Ordnance MINSY sent menOriginal 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,