Manufactured in 1896, the second year of production, as one of the first 5,000 manufactured with the flat sided receiver. The top of the barrel has the standard two-line address and the caliber marking at the breech. The model designation is marked on the upper tang, serial number on the lower tang, and two-line patent date marking is on the trigger plate. The left side of the lower tang is marked "3286CF", and "3286" is repeated on the stock under the buttplate. It is fitted with a pinned beaded blade front sight, filler in the rear sight dovetail, and a Lyman peep sight mounted on the left side of the receiver. It is mounted with a finely figured, H-pattern checkered, Schnabel tip forearm with ebony insert and a checkered pistol grip stock with hard rubber grip cap and a crescent buttplate. The included factory letter confirms the current configuration as well as receipt at the warehouse on 12 February 1897, shipment on 24 February 1897, and a return date of 20 March 1902, for which stock refinish and re-checkering, new fancy checkered forearm, mainspring advanced and shape "attired" [sic], new magazine, and new breech bolt are listed as the work done.

Very good, retains 30% of the original blue finish with the balance having thinned to either a smooth grey or plum brown patina, with some scattered speckling of very light surface pitting. The wood is also very good, the forearm a factory replacement, factory refinished/re-checkered stock, with some scattered minor handling marks, and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.