According to a letter from the Cody Firearms Museum, this rifle arrived at the warehouse on June 30, 1899 and was shipped two months later. Octagon barrel with a dovetail front sight and two leaf folding rear sight, scroll engraving at the muzzle and breech, a single gold band at the muzzle and two at the breech along with the standard caliber, address, and nickel steel markings. The rifle has " upgraded" in the 20th century with receiver, lever, and hammer having been engraved and gold inlaid with a gold moose on the right side of the receiver and a pair of gold deer on the left. Fancy checkered walnut pistol grip stock and forearm with an engraved tip, hard rubber grip cap and a smooth steel buttplate with scrollwork on top. The letter verifies the takedown configuration with fancy checkered stock and pistol grip but gives the caliber as 38/55. The sights were not mentioned and can be presumed to be replacements.1