Post by Hombre on Oct 13, 2019 20:29:36 GMT -7
There are 1 or 2 or more on the Forum here who are familiar with and/or have an interest in Peabody and Peabody-Martini firearms.
The below book has recently become available on the market.
For those out there who have an interest in the Providence Tool Company Peabody and/or Peabody-Martini rifles and their history this book shall make a fine reference book to add to your library. Just got my copy in the mail yesterday. The author, Ed Hull, did a fine bit of work with his book.
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Peabody Firearms: A Detailed Account of The Peabody Side-Hammer and Peabody-Martini Rifles and Carbines, and The Breechloading Musket Conversions Made on The Patents of Henry O. Peabody
The firearms manufactured on the patents of Henry Oliver Peabody spanned 18 general types or models and totaled over 853,000 arms. In the 1870s the armory of the manufacturer, the Providence Tool Co., was one of the largest in the world. Peabody arms were used by 15 foreign countries and three U.S. states, and saw service in five different foreign wars. Yet the breadth of this history has been little recognized, primarily because the time span of manufacture was only 15 years, and the Providence Tool Co. went bankrupt in 1882, with most of its records lost. This study now provides the historian and arms collector with a more comprehensive history and a better understanding of Henry Peabody’s contribution to the American armaments industry.Contained herein are descriptions and histories of all of the Peabody arms: The side-hammer rifles and carbines. The Muskets converted to breechloading. The Peabody-Martini rifles and carbines. The European made Peabody-Martini copies. The bayonets for the above arms.The history of the development of the Martini action is also covered — the prelude to the Peabody-Martini design. Also included is a comprehensive history of the Providence Tool Co., with the arms they produced during the American Civil War: Springfield Model 1861 rifle muskets and Light Cavalry (Model 1860) sabers.
The below book has recently become available on the market.
For those out there who have an interest in the Providence Tool Company Peabody and/or Peabody-Martini rifles and their history this book shall make a fine reference book to add to your library. Just got my copy in the mail yesterday. The author, Ed Hull, did a fine bit of work with his book.
Look on line:
Peabody Firearms: A Detailed Account of The Peabody Side-Hammer and Peabody-Martini Rifles and Carbines, and The Breechloading Musket Conversions Made on The Patents of Henry O. Peabody
The firearms manufactured on the patents of Henry Oliver Peabody spanned 18 general types or models and totaled over 853,000 arms. In the 1870s the armory of the manufacturer, the Providence Tool Co., was one of the largest in the world. Peabody arms were used by 15 foreign countries and three U.S. states, and saw service in five different foreign wars. Yet the breadth of this history has been little recognized, primarily because the time span of manufacture was only 15 years, and the Providence Tool Co. went bankrupt in 1882, with most of its records lost. This study now provides the historian and arms collector with a more comprehensive history and a better understanding of Henry Peabody’s contribution to the American armaments industry.Contained herein are descriptions and histories of all of the Peabody arms: The side-hammer rifles and carbines. The Muskets converted to breechloading. The Peabody-Martini rifles and carbines. The European made Peabody-Martini copies. The bayonets for the above arms.The history of the development of the Martini action is also covered — the prelude to the Peabody-Martini design. Also included is a comprehensive history of the Providence Tool Co., with the arms they produced during the American Civil War: Springfield Model 1861 rifle muskets and Light Cavalry (Model 1860) sabers.
