Original U.S. Peabody M1866/1867 Switzerland Contract Falling Block Military Rifle in .41 Swiss Rimfire with Excellent Bore - Serial 8023 Schwarzlose MG Two regiments were raised in

Two regiments were raised in Yorkshire

followed by a powder charge and a new "gas seal" bullet

This is a very nice example of a USMC issue legendary Ka-Bar with lovely extras included

Fort Benning

Afterwards the barrel trips a lever which releases the bolt and allows it to chamber another round

Original U.S. Peabody M1866/1867 Switzerland Contract Falling Block Military Rifle in .41 Swiss Rimfire with Excellent Bore - Serial 8023 Schwarzlose MG Two regiments were raised inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a U. S. manufactured Peabody Patent Foreign Contract Rifle, one of an estimated 15,000 made for Switzerland in the late 1860s. They saw limited use and were replaced by the Repetiergewehr Vetterli in the early 1870s. The Peabody action was developed by Henry O. Peabody from Boston, Massachusetts, and was first patented on July 22, 1862. The patent was then purchased by the Providence