The Peabody carbine was developed by Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1862 and tested in 1864, but the end of the Civil War terminated Ordnance Department interest in the carbine. An estimate 112,000 Peabody rifles and carbines were manufactured by the Providence Tool Company in Rhode Island until 1871 and then sold in large numbers to Canada, Switzerland, France, Romania, Mexico, and Spain in various calibers. Connecticut, South Carolina, and Massachusetts also purchased them for their state units. This example has a military blue barrel with block front sight and two-leaf folding rear sight. The barrel band, receiver, breechblock, hammer, side plate, lever, and buttplate are color casehardened. A staple-mounted saddle ring is mounted at the junction of the left side of the stock and the receiver. The left side of the receiver is roll-stamped: "PEABODY'S PAT./JULY 22. 1862/MAN'F'D BY/PROVIDENCE TOOL CO./PROV. R.I." in five lines. The oval "WC" Providence Tool Co. inspection mark, which was stamped on all Peabody carbines manufactured for foreign contracts, is stamped on the left side of the stock wrist. The carbine has small single block letter sub-inspection marks on most components but no foreign or state property marks.

Excellent plus. 95% plus of the original blue finish and rich case colors remain. The stock is also very fine. Blemishes are confined to some slight handling and storage marks throughout and original slight blemishes from the factory. Mechanically excellent, and the markings are crisp. This is one of the highest condition Peabody carbines you are ever going to find.