Manufactured in 1877, this rifle has the Second Model receiver with dust cover guide attached by two screws. The dust cover has the distinctive stamped checkered oval finger guide. The top barrel flat is marked with the two line address/King's improvement patent dates ahead of the rear sight and "CAL. 45-60" at the breech. The upper tang is marked "MODEL 1876", the serial number is marked on the lower tang and the bottom of the brass cartridge elevator is marked "45-60". Dovetailed German silver blade front sight and folding ladder rear sight graduated to 1,000 yards and marked "1876". Blue finish with casehardened hammer, lever, forend cap and buttplate. Mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate with compartment, (cleaning rod not included). The accompanying factory letter verifies the original rifle configuration with a octagon barrel and set trigger. The rifle was received in the warehouse on September 23, 1879, and the barrel was changed to 28 inch octagon 45-60 caliber, plain trigger and then shipped on order number 20772 on July 17, 1880.