Manufactured prior to 1896 according to Nigel Brown's "British Gunmakers Volume Two: Birmingham, Scotland & the Regions". The rifle was built with a blued steel barrel featuring a hooded white beaded blade island front sight, island rear sight base with attractive filler block showing rampant lions and Gothic "SG" initials, "DANl FRASER & Co./GUN & RIFLE MANUFACTURERS/4 LEITH St. TERRACE EDINBURGH" signed on the top, and correct period London proof marks. The barrel is fitted to casehardened falling block action which displays near full coverage fine scroll engraving on all side surrounding "FRASER'S PATENT/No. 287" on the bridge, before continuing onto the triggerguard, lever, and both tangs. The rifle features a tang mounted automatic safety with attractive "SAFE" indicator and a stock mounted Lyman pattern folding rear peep sight. The rifle is fitted with a beautifully figured and multi-point checkered forend with a carved horn tip and an engraved Deeley type release as well as a pistol grip stock with horn grip cap, raised cheekpiece, gold stock escutcheon with "CC" initials and a coronet, filler block in place of the sling stud, and a checkered horn buttplate. Included is a copy of Jonathan Kirton's "The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifle From 1865" which lists examples five serial numbers before and after this rifle as well as pictures multiple very similar rifles from the same time frame. Also included is a partial Fraser rear sight and an extra firing pin in a wooden canister.

Very fine as professionally refurbished, retaining 95% blue finish, strong traces of the original case colors in the protected areas, a few small areas of minor pitting, some minor spotting, a few scratches in the wood, and crisp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent.