Griffin & Howe is America's oldest and most storied custom rifle builder with a history reaching back over 100 years. The firm has built rifles for many famous Americans, most notably renowned authors and sportsmen Ernest Hemingway and Robert Ruark as well as President Dwight Eisenhower whom all had sporting rifles built by the firm. While the work is highly attractive, this example is unconfirmed by Griffin & Howe. The barrel is fitted with a blade front sight which stands atop a matted ramp and is simply marked "318 NITRO EXPRESS" on the left of the chamber. The Model 98 pattern action is adorned with wavy line and string of pearls engraving with a spray of floral scroll off the matted top of the receiver ring. The bottom metal and floorplate are adorned to match with "GRIFFIN & HOWE/NEW YORK" on a pair of intersecting ribbons. The action is topped with with a Minox ZA 5 1.5-8x32mm scope. The barrel and action are mounted in a nicely figured multipoint checkered walnut pistol grip stock with contrasting forend and pistol grip caps, shadowline cheekpiece, and Pachmayr solid red recoil pad.

Excellent, retaining 99% plus original blue finish with limited handling marks and crisp engraving. Wood is very fine with some light dings and scratches and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.