Serial number corresponds to 1879 per Madis. The accompanying factory letter states serial number 40641 was received in the warehouse on November 17, 1879 and shipped the next day with an octagon barrel, silver trims, set trigger, sling, sling swivels, and factory engraving at an additional cost of $2.50. The second model receiver is decorated with floral scrollwork on punch dot backgrounds and a game scene panel of an elk on the left side plate. Flourishes of scrollwork extend to the barrel at the muzzle and breech, forend cap, receiver dust cover, and buttplate tang. The receiver, dust cover, forend cap, and buttplate are plated in silver, the hammer and lever are casehardened, and the barrel and magazine tube are blued. Fitted with a dovetail blade front sight and a folding ladder rear sight marked "1873" on a barrel stamped with the two-line factory style legend on the top flat ahead of the rear sight. The upper tang is marked "MODEL 1873." The lower tang has the serial number behind the lever catch. The buttstock is fitted with a trapdoor crescent buttplate, and the butt compartment contains a three piece cleaning rod. Sling eyelets are mounted on the underside of the forend cap and buttstock. The plain forearm and straight grip stock are nicely figured XXX walnut. The left side of the lower tang is marked "R XXX 322." The assembly number "322" is repeated on the stock inlet and buttplate.

Fine as professionally restored overall with protective coating applied to the silver plating, crisp engraving, some handling marks on custom replacement wood. Mechanically excellent.