This is a First Model manufactured with a special order part octagon barrel. The two-line address/King's improvement patent dates are marked on the top barrel flat ahead of the rear sight. Blade front sight. The rear sight has been removed and a filled block put in the dovetail, and a folding leaf sight has been installed with a dovetail 7/8 of an inch from the breech. There is also a short range tang mounted peep sight. The serial is marked on the lower tang, and the bottom of the brass cartridge elevator is marked "44 CAL." The left front of the lever is stamped ""W.H. CLEVELAND/NORWALK, O." A William Henry Cleveland (1836-1913) appears in period sources from Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. It's unknown if it is the same subject or not. Blue finish with casehardened hammer, lever and buttplate; and mounted with a smooth walnut forearm with a metal forend cap and straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate with compartment containing a 4 piece cleaning rod. The underside of the stock directly behind the lower tang is stamped "1879" and behind that is small compass inset in the stock. The factory letter confirms the 26 inch half octagon barrel, plain trigger and checkered stock and it had a sporting leaf sight when it was shipped on August 8, 1878.