Original U.S. Peabody M1868 Romanian Contract Falling Block Military Rifle in .45 Romanian French Militaria however this example had the

however this example had the paint stripped during deactivation

Offered in near excellent condition this wakizashi is still sharp and nick free

Assmann & Söhne of Lüdenscheid

the patch reads DICK LAVIGNE

It features sterling silver paratrooper jump wings

Original U.S. Peabody M1868 Romanian Contract Falling Block Military Rifle in .45 Romanian French Militaria however this example had theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice 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, and was