Manufactured in 1886 with several special order features. The accompanying factory letter lists this rifle with an extra length 28 inch octagon barrel, set trigger and bird's eye maple stock (all special order features) when received in the warehouse on July 3, 1886 and shipped the same day. The barrel is fitted with a dovetail sight base (blade absent) and an elevation adjustable rear sight and is marked with the two-line address/patent dates marking ahead of the rear sight and "44 CAL." The third model receiver has a dust cover with grip serrations at the rear. The model designation is stamped on the upper tang, and the caliber designation is stamped on the cartridge elevator. The buttstock is fitted with a trapdoor crescent buttplate (cleaning rod not included). The left side of the lower tang is marked "EM 1049 XX EM." The assembly number "1049" is repeated on the stock inlet and buttplate. The 28 inch barrel is a special order feature as the standard rifle length was 24 inches. "Comparatively few Winchesters were made with non-standard length barrels," noted Winchester author George Madis. Set triggers were available on the Model 1873 but only as a special order feature and are generally found on Model 1873 without other special features. As for the bird's eye maple stock, it is certainly a rarely encountered special order feature on any Winchester. This Model 1873 has an extremely scarce combination of special order features that this writer has never cataloged before.