The included Cody Firearms Museum Records Office serial number verification form confirms the rifle configuration, octagon barrel, caliber and plain trigger. The rifle was shipped on September 1, 1898. The rifle has a blade front sight and an elevation adjustable rear sight. The top barrel flat is marked with the two line address and "38-55." The upper tang has the three line model/patent date information. Mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock fitted with a crescent buttplate.

Very fine. The rifle retains 70% original blue finish thinning to a brown. The hammer and lever retain 60% original case colors and the buttplate has a smooth gray patina. The wood is fine with a hairline crack on the forearm (underside) and some minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent.