Manufactured in 1883. The barrel has a front sight with nickel-silver blade and buckhorn rear sight with serrated edges. The receiver has the Third Model integral dust cover rail and dust cover with serrated edges. The upper tang is factory drilled and tapped for a rear sight. The buttplate has a sliding brass trapdoor containing the four-piece cleaning rod. The top of the barrel has the two-line address/patent information ahead of the rear sight. The upper receiver tang is marked"- MODEL. 1873.-."There are no caliber markings on the barrel or cartridge elevator. The barrel, magazine, forearm cap, receiver and dust cover have the Winchester commercial blue finish. The loading gate is a fiery niter blue. The hammer, trigger, lever and crescent buttplate are color casehardened. The stock and forearm are straight grain American walnut with a varnish finish.