Manufactured in 1900. The accompanying factory letter lists this rifle with a 26 inch barrel in .22 Short, checkered fancy pistol grip stock, and birds eye maple stock when received in the warehouse on May 23, 1900 and shipped the same day. Lyman beaded round blade front and Winchester 32A elevation adjustable rear notch sights, second style barrel inscription, "22 SHORT" caliber marking on top barrel flat at the breech, full length nickel plated magazine tube, casehardened Second Model receiver, with hidden locking lugs, blue breech bolt, checkered casehardened hammer, and upper tang mounted flip up Lyman rear peep sight. Birds eye maple 12 groove slide handle and deluxe checkered pistol grip stock with hard rubber Winchester grip cap, and nickel plate buttplate. The left side of the lower tang is numbered "10062" as is the butt end of the stock, the inside of the buttplate is numbered "10084". According to the information on page 232 of "Winchester Slide Action Rifles: Volume I" by Ned Schwing only four birds eye maple buttstocks were ordered during the production of the casehardened variant Second Model 1890 Rifle accounting for just 7.1% of total buttstock production. The information given on pages 235 of the same book states that only 10, 26 inch barrels were manufactured during the Second Model period.

Very fine 70% original blue finish remains on the barrel with edge wear, scattered dings and scratches, well-defined markings, and some spotting on the muzzle. The magazine tube retains 90% original bright nickel finish with some slide retraction marks. The receiver has 50% faded original case colors visible with the balance silver gray, dark spots visible on the trigger guard assembly. The refinished wood is fine with small dings and scratches overall, darkened varnish, replacement lower buttplate screw, and dark spotting on the buttplate. Mechanically excellent.