This is one of 2,120 Model 1874 Sporting rifles with an octagon barrel manufactured at Sharp's Hartford address. The top barrel flat is stamped with the Hartford address and "CALIBRE 44." The barrel and forearm are numbered to the gun. The rifle has a dovetail front sight base fitted with a period bone blade, Lawrence rear sight, Sharps Sporting tang sight with windage adjustment, double set triggers, pewter forend cap, Sharps patent date marked on the left side of the frame, and plain buttstock with standard rifle buttplate.