Original U.S. 1862 Patent Peabody Rifle in .45-70 Govt. Issued to Connecticut Militia - Number 1882 Breda M-37 and is a very attractive

and is a very attractive MIDARE (Irregular) with areas of NOTARE (Wave swell) and GUNOME (Zig Zag)

great for display

Here is a very nice octagonal barreled mid 19th Century U

The upper corner of the frame is broken

and the squadron was transferred to NAS Quonset Point

Original U.S. 1862 Patent Peabody Rifle in .45-70 Govt. Issued to Connecticut Militia - Number 1882 Breda M-37 and is a very attractiveOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a rare gun. One of only 2000 purchased by the State of Connecticut in 1871 72 and issued to their State militia. This example is nicely marked under the butt stock: CONN 1882 The markings on the action are still clear: PEABODY'S PAT. JULY 22. 1862 MAN'F'D BY PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. PROV. R. I. The Peabody rifles sold to the Connecticut Militia were all originally manufactured originally for