Original U.S. 19th Century Allen's 1865 Patent Single Shot .32 Rimfire Cartridge Pocket Pistol Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The Peabody rifles sold to

The Peabody rifles sold to the Connecticut Militia were all originally manufactured originally for France in 1870

The lock is marked with Crown over G

Originally using a 6 1/2" blade section from a French 1886 Lebel bayonet mounted on an all steel knurled no-slip hilt

Many of these were captured during the  the 1939 invasion of Finland

Original U.S. 19th Century Allen's 1865 Patent Single Shot .32 Rimfire Cartridge Pocket Pistol Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The Peabody rifles sold toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is one of the first cartridge pistols produced in United States after the Civil War, made in the 1860's for the U. S. Market by Ethan Allen of Massachusetts (1808 1871). Allen developed his Gun business by taking his brother in law Charles Thuber as his partner, and they moved the plant to Worcester, Mass. Ethan Allen, no relation to the Revolutionary Ethan Allen, applied for various patents, most notably early