The accompanying Buffalo Bill Historical Center letter states the rifle was received in the warehouse on December 7, 1895, and shipped on December 9 and confirms the octagon barrel in .38-56 caliber and plain trigger. The rifle has the desirable casehardened frame and is fitted with a dovetail blade front sight and an elevation adjustable buckhorn rear sight. The top barrel flat is stamped with the two-line address ahead of the rear sight and "38-56 WCF" at the breech. The upper tang is marked '"-MODEL 1886-." The lower tang has the two-line patent date marking and the serial number. The forearm and straight grip stock are plain walnut. The buttstock is fitted with a solid crescent buttplate.