Manufactured 1880-1886 and features special order double set triggers and the early production S-shaped lever. The survey data reported in "Lever Action Magazine Rifles Derived from the Patents of Andrew Burgess" by Maxwell shows that double set triggers on these rifles is a very scarce feature, all special order Whitney-Kennedy rifles are rare. Unlike Winchester, Sharps, and other rifle makers, Whitney actually discouraged special orders. The rifle has a beaded blade front sight (bead absent), elevation adjustable notch rear sight, and standard barrel and patent markings. The lever is numbered to match the rifle.

Very good, retains 30% of the original blue finish with the balance having thinned to a mottle brown-grey patina and a few scattered patches of light pitting. The wood is also fine with scattered minor handling marks throughout, mild wear on the forearm, and retaining most of the varnish on the buttstock. Mechanically excellent, set trigger mechanically fine.