This past wk. I had the good fortune of purchasing a very early Winchester Model 0f 1876 . The rifle is sr.# 3xxx Cody letter information is as follows. Oct. barrel 45/75 set trigger /////// Changed to 28" Rd. barrel 45/60 plain trigger. The rifle bore on this one is by far the best condition of all my 76 rifles, great shine and very strong rifling very little if any pitting. The action is very tight and solid wood, with the normal small dents and scratches. The metal is overall a brown patina , a real pioneer look to it. I am still in the cleaning and inspecting stages with this one , but plan to shoot it very soon. I will post how it behaves at the range. Being built during the time of westward expansion on the East Coast and ending up on the Oregon Coast where it was when I purchased it. I wish it could tell the story of how it arrived there. Here is a pic. of my newest oldest 1876 Winchester. No safe Queen here just a plain old working gun from the old west,,,,,DT