This is an extraordinary Large Frame Model lever action sporting rifle that was manufactured by Bullard Repeating Arms Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts, c. 1886. This deluxe rifle has a 28 inch full octagon barrel chambered for the 40-90 Bullard cartridge, half-magazine, and checkered, highly figured, fancy grain, forearm and pistol grip stock. The barrel has a sporting style front sight with nickel-silver blade and a buckhorn, sporting style rear sight. The receiver has a sliding dust cover with grooved rear edges. The hammer has border-less knurling on the spur. The upper receiver tang is factory drilled and tapped. The barrel, half-magazine, forearm cap, dust cover, breechblock, loading gate and lower tang have a high polish blue finish. The receiver, hammer, lever and trigger are color casehardened with vivid case colors. The highly figured walnut stock and forearm have checkered panels and a high polish piano finish. The stock has a black, hard rubber, checkered, shotgun style buttplate embossed with "BULLARD/REPT'G ARMS" and an elk head. The top of the receiver is roll-stamped: "Cal/40/90" in three lines near the junction with the barrel. "BULLARD REPEATING ARMS COMPANY/ SPRINGFIELD MASS U.S. PAT. AUG. 16, 1881" is roll stamped in two lines on the left side of the receiver below the ejection port. The serial number "226" is stamped on the upper receiver immediately behind the hammer. Bullard rifles were high quality and well designed but were unable to compete with larger and better established manufacturers of lever action rifles.