Manufactured in 1898. This rifle features a silver blade front sight, a rear adjustable buckhorn sporting sight, and a peep sight mounted on the upper tang. Octagonal barrel and full length magazine. The upper left barrel flat is stamped with the two line address marking ahead of the rear sight with "44 W.C.F." at the breech. The serial number is stamped on the underside of the receiver. Fitted with a casehardened hammer, lever and buttplate. Mounted on a smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a metal forend cap and crescent buttplate. Complete with a copy of a Cody Firearms Museum Records Office form that verifies the rifle configuration, caliber, octagon barrel, plain trigger, and that it was shipped to order number 97419 on 5-10-1901, even though it was manufactured in 1898.

Fine. The rifle retains 40% of the original blue finish with scattered scratches and brown speckling, and the bottom of the receiver mottling to a smooth silver patina. The casehardened hammer, lever, and buttplate retain shadows of the mostly silvered out case colors with scattered brown speckling and light pitting. The wood is very good with an over coat of protective varnish, scattered scratches, dings, and pressure dents. Mechanically fine.