With a three-digit serial number that did not ship until 1900 (I have #110XX that shipped just a few months later), your gun is also by far the "latest with the lowest" I've come across. It further illustrates the randomness of the order in which serial numbers shipped for this model.

The Model 1896 and particularly its status as an antique have been the subject of several threads in recent times here. You should easily find them using the forum search.