Manufactured in 1885 as a Third Model, with a special order casehardened receiver and integral dust cover rail and cover with serrated rear edges. The barrel is marked with the standard two-line Winchester address/King's patent marking and the caliber designation at the breech, model designation on the upper tang, serial number on the lower tang, and caliber designation repeated on the bottom of the cartridge elevator. The left side of the lower tang is marked "5510 X 32 R", with "5510" repeated in the stock inlet and inside the buttplate. Fitted with nickeled combination front, elevation adjustable buckhorn rear, and tang mounted peep sights. It is mounted with a nicely figured and checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with an ebony insert in the grip and a crescent buttplate. The included Cody Firearms Records Office request lists the rifle in .32 caliber with an octagon barrel, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, and casehardened when received at the warehouse on 7 January 1885 and shipped from the warehouse the same day to order number 18362. Provenance: The John Fox Collection

Good, with traces of the original blue finish and case colors remaining in sheltered areas, even after the years of loyal service this rifle appears to have provided. The wear, dings, and scratches telling its story, and that of it's original owner. The wood show similar signs of use with dings and scratches, but remains structurally sound. Mechanically excellent. Having special ordered a deluxe rifle, it appears the original owner enjoyed the finer things in life. However, it appears that neither this rifle or it's owner were ever coddled.