OC - FINE- all original parts; over 30% original finish, sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal and wood; minor marks in wood.

NPRF - NON-PROFESSIONALLY REFINISHED/COLD BLUE, ETC.

Manufactured 1903. The included factory letter lists the carbine in .44 caliber with a rifle butt when received at the warehouse on 8 May 1903, fitted with a carbine butt on 9 July 1903, and shipped the same day.