Manufactured in 1881 with a beaded round blade front sight, adjustable sporting rear sight, the serial number on the upper left edge of the receiver over the three-line address and patent information, distinctive Second Model magazine cut-off and safety switches on the sides of the receiver, a fancy grade checkered pistol grip stock, Schnabel horn forend cap, and steel shotgun buttplate. These Second Models were only manufactured around 1880-1883 and are limited to around 16,117 pieces in various configurations. Around 13,000 were muskets which were primarily sold to the Chinese government. The remaining 3,117 were a mix of carbines and sporting rifles, making all of them very rare.

Fine overall with 30% original blue finish blended with brown and gray patina, some slight spotting, and minor scratches. The stock has beautiful flame figure on the butt, crisp checkering, a repaired crack on the right, glossy refinished varnish, an added horn inlay/washer at the forend screw, and some light handling and storage type marks. Mechanically excellent.