The factory letter confirms that the serial number was applied to this rifle on May 16, 1902, but was not received in the Winchester warehouse until June 19 of that year. It shipped the following day as part of order number 143721 in takedown rifle configuration with a 24 inch, .30 caliber, round barrel; "extra light," plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock with rubber buttplate, Lyman sights, and 1/2 magazine. This is a beautiful example of a very scarce early Model 1894 Winchester lever action rifle that has several deluxe special order features. The stock and forearm are XXX fancy walnut. It has a short range "Winchester Express" rear sight with three leaves and a Lyman short range tang peep sight. The barrel is marked "MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A." on top ahead of the rear sight, and the left rear side is marked "NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER". The caliber designation ".30 W.C.F." is stamped on the breech. The serial number is marked on the underside of the receiver. The stock, as noted, is a beautiful extra fancy burl walnut with an original hard rubber Winchester marked grip cap and shotgun buttplate.