Providence Tool Company: a .50-60 rimfire Canadian contract Peabody tilting block service rifle,

Providence Tool Company: a .50-60 rimfire Canadian contract Peabody tilting block service rifle, barrel 36 in., action body impressed 'PEABODY'S PAT. JULY. 22. 1862' and 'MAN'F'D BY PROVIDENCE TOOL C. PROV, R.I.', external hammer with plain back action lock, action lever forming the trigger guard, full stock with steel furniture and clearing rod, butt stamped 'CM'. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection