Manufactured in 1903. Features a special order half octagon barrel, 1/2 magazine tube, takedown and shotgun butt. The top barrel flat ahead of the rear sight is marked with the two-line address/patent date, the left rear upper flat is marked with the two line nickel steel/smokeless powder marking and "30 W.C.F." at the breech. The upper tang marking is covered by a short-range peep sight. The serial number is on the bottom of the receiver. Dovetailed brass blade front and adjustable buckhorn rear sights. Blue finish with casehardened hammer and lever. Mounted with a checkered walnut forearm and pistol grip stock with a sling stud mounted on the steel end cap, hard rubber Winchester grip cap, smooth shotgun buttplate and sling stud on the stock toe. The accompanying factory letter verifies the takedown rifle configuration, caliber, 1/2 octagon barrel, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, 1/2 magazine, shotgun butt, that it was received in the warehouse on May 14, 1903, and shipped to order number 183988 on June 5, 1903. The rifle's serial number dates to 1898 in the antique serial number range. A Cody Museum Records Office Sheet verifies the same information.