Manufactured in 1900. The top barrel flat is marked with the two-line address/1894 patent date in front of the rear sight, "-NICKEL STEEL BARREL-/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER" is marked behind the rear sight notch on the left barrel flat with "30 W.C.F." at the breech. The lower tang by the trigger is stamped "26", and the serial number is on the bottom of the receiver. This rifle features Lyman combination globe/post front sight, rear sight notch (rear sight absent), rear tang mounted Marble adjustable peep sight. Features a blue octagon barrel and full length magazine. The hammer, trigger, and lever are casehardened. Mounted with a smooth walnut forearm with metal forend cap and straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate. Complete with a copy of a Cody Firearms Museum Records Office form that verifies the rifle configuration, caliber, octagon barrel, plain trigger, that it received in the warehouse on 10-8-1903 and shipped to order number T108154 on 10-10-1903.

Fine. The barrel and magazine tube retains 70% of the original blue finish with scattered vertical scratches on right side, dings and a small area of light pitting on the left barrel flat near the magazine tube band. The receiver retains 75% of the blue finish aging to a smooth brown patina with scattered scratches and dings. The hammer, trigger, and lever retain vivid and strong case colors in the protected areas with light pitting on the lever. The wood is also fine with scattered scratches, dings, pressure dents and a small crack on the left side of the stock near the hammer. Mechanically excellent.