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U.S. 1862 Patent Peabody .45-70 Military Rifle Issued to Connecticut Militia – International Military Antiques
dating: about 1880 provenance: USA & Great Britain, Round, rifled, (10,4 mm. muzzle caliber) barrel (clean bore with slightly-visible rifling), the base marked with crowned "V" proofmark, adjustable rear sight and foresight,
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