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The rifle features a full length octagon barrel with an inlaid silver band at the muzzle followed by scroll engraving around the dovetail base of the combination bead and globe front
sight, the two-line address and King’s improvement patent marking ahead of the adjustable sporting rear sight, “One of One Thousand” inscribed on top of the barrel (fourth style marking), and another silver band and scroll engraving at the breech. The first model frame
is casehardened and has a tang peep sight and single set trigger. The serial number is in script numerals on the lower tang. The left side of the lower tang is marked “XXXX 297.” The assembly number “297” is repeated on the stock inlet and buttplate. The rifle is mounted with a highly figured checkered walnut forearm and straight wrist stock with casehardened forend cap and trapdoor crescent buttplate containing a four piece cleaning rod.
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