Manufactured in 1887. Single brass bead sight on the smooth concave solid rib marked with the one line address. Scallop border engraved frame with the patent dates marked on the bottom. Tang mounted automatic safety, brown Damascus barrels, blue break lever and trigger guard, and casehardened frame. 3 inch chambers, extractor and mounted with a checkered walnut splinter forearm with ebony insert and round knob pistol grip stock with a checkered horn Colt buttplate and silver initial oval. The Model 1883 shotgun is considered one of the finest of all the American produced shotguns. Length of pull is 14 3/8 inches.

Fine. The barrels retain 30% original brown finish with much of the Damascus pattern remaining. The action retains 40% original case colors with a smooth grayish brown patina on the balance. The break lever and trigger guard have scattered traces of the original blue finish with a smooth gray and brown patina on the balance. The wood is good with a number of small pressure dents and scratches on the stock and overall crisp checkering. The markings are crisp and clear. The safety is a bit stiff, otherwise the mechanics are fine.