OE - GOOD - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; lightly scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order.

WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN

Manufactured 1881. The included factory letter lists the rifle in .38 caliber with a special order 30 inch octagon barrel and plain trigger (set trigger now installed with extra screws visible on left of receiver) when received at the warehouse on 16 December 1881 and shipped the next day to order number 30333. The left of the lower tang, stock inlet, and inside the buttplate are marked "1263".