Manufactured in 1889. This rifle features the two-line address/patent date marking ending with "RE-ISSUE NOV. 9. 1880". "38-55" is stamped on the top barrel flat at the breech. Blue finish with casehardened hammer, lever, trigger, and buttplate; full length magazine tube, Rocky Mountain silver blade front and buckhorn rear sights. Mounted on a smooth forearm with metal forend cap and a smooth straight wrist stock with a smooth crescent buttplate.

Very good. The rifle retains 30% of the original blue finish with scattered scratches, dings, and light pitting. The underside of the receiver and the upper tang are fading to a smooth silver patina. The casehardened hammer, lever, trigger, and buttplate have traces of the case colors in the protected areas. The markings are clear. The revarnished wood is good with scattered scratches, dings, and pressure dents. Mechanically fine.