Manufactured in 1898 with a German silver blade front sight and an adjustable buckhorn style sporting rear sight. The top of the barrel is stamped with the two-line address marking ahead of the rear sight and "38-55" at the breech. The serial number is marked on the underside of the frame. It features a full length magazine tube, blue finish with casehardened hammer, lever and buttplate; and mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with forend cap and crescent buttplate.