.40-70 Sharps bottleneck caliber, 30″ full octagon barrel with open sporting sight.   Casehardened rolling block action, plain forend and straight grip buttstock ending with a rifle buttplate.  The barrel retains nearly all of the original blue with some minor edges highlighting.  The frame showing mottled, silvering case colors.  Excellent bright bore with crisp rifling.  Nice wood with only minor handling marks.