This is an excellent example of an engraved Peabody-Martini What Cheer long range target rifle manufactured circa 1860s to 1880s. This rifle has a blue part octagon barrel and casehardened action, breech block, trigger guard, lever and niter blue buttplate. The action is engraved with broad floral scroll patterns with a scene of two hunting dogs chasing two stags on the left side, a tigers head flanked by an eagle and hound heads on the right side. The top of the action is engraved "What Cheer". The top barrel flat is marked "MANUFACTURED BY THE PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. PROVIDENCE R.I. U.S.A." and the trigger guard is marked "PEABODY & MARTINI PATENTS". There is a 1 inch wedge of scroll engraving on each barrel flat at the breech end and a small wedge of the same pattern on the front of the lever. The front sight has been removed, however the base remains. There are no provisions for a rear sight on the barrel and there is a long range tang mounted peep sight. The trigger is checkered and the rifle is mounted with a checkered forearm with iron end cap and straight grip stock with iron buttplate with a sight base mounted on the tang.

Excellent. The barrel retains 97% of the original finish with some scattered minor spotting and handling marks. The receiver retains 95% plus of the original vivid case colors. The trigger guard and lever have a smooth mottled gray patina with strong bright original case colors in protected areas. The buttplate retains approximately 85% original bright blue finish with areas of brown patina and some minor spotting. The wood is excellent retaining almost all of the original varnish and showing a few scattered minor dings and dents, and having sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent. It would be very difficult to improve on this Peabody Martini long range rifle.