OE - GOOD - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; lightly scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order.

WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN

Only 1,052 Gibbs carbines were manufactured by William F. Brooks of New York City at the Phoenix Armory for delivery to the U.S. government in 1863 due to the factory being burned down during the New York Draft Riots that July.