Manufactured in 1883. The top barrel flat has a matte finish and is marked with the two-line address/King's Improvement patent dates ahead of the rear sight. The barrel is fitted with a dovetailed blade front sight and the rear sight has six folding leafs marked 1 thru 6 and a folding ladder sight ahead of the leafs which is graduated from 7 to 10. The upper left flat at the breech is marked "40-60 W.C.F.", and the top flat and the top of the receiver at the breech are marked with the Winchester oval proof indicating the rifle was sent back to the factory and the proofmarks were added by the factory after whatever work they did was completed. The rifle is a Third Model with the integrally machined dust cover rail. The upper tang is marked "{MODEL 1876}". The serial number is marked on the lower tang, and the bottom of the cartridge carrier is marked "40-60". Special order single set trigger, blue finish with casehardened hammer, lever and buttplate, and mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with a sling swivel eye on the forend cap and stock, and a crescent buttplate.