Manufactured in 1896. The factory letter confirms that it was shipped on May 12, 1899, as the sole gun of its type sent to William Read & Sons of Boston in .22 rimfire with a 24 inch octagon barrel, Lyman peep and bead sights, and blue and casehardened finish. It features a casehardened frame marked with the serial number on the bottom of the lower tang and on the left side of the upper tang, a Lyman combination bead and globe front sight, fixed notch rear sight, Lyman tang peep sight, standard markings, custom checkered forearm with border designs and maple leafs and multi-point checkered buttstock with nice figure near the toe, and a Rampant Colt emblem embossed and checkered hard rubber buttplate.