The rifle was manufactured in 1900 and is equipped with a dovetailed blade front sight and three leaf rear sight and mounted with a smooth straight wrist stock and forearm with rifle buttplate. The top of the barrel is marked with the two line address ahead of the rear sight and "50 EX" (standard marking for .50-110-450) at the breech. The upper tang has the model designation, and the serial number is on the lower tang. In "Winchester Model 1886 Caliber .50-100-450" authors Jim Paul and Tom Adams note that there was apparently little demand for Winchester's "Big Fifty" given that only 331 were manufactured between 1894 and 1913.

Fair. The replacement magazine tube retains traces of the original blue finish. The rest of the rifle displays mottled gray and brown patina on most of the surfaces along with some mild pitting and patches of oxidation. There is a mark from a rear sight elevator behind the rear sight, and the replacement sight has a chip on the middle leaf. The magazine retaining band is brighter than the barrel and magazine tube. The wood is fair as lightly sanded and re-oiled and has some bruising, a repair on the right side of the forearm at the front, and minor scratches. The action functions very well, and the markings are crisp.