This scarce rifle produced in 1898 was manufactured with the same action as the Winchester-Lee Straight Pull Rifle adopted by the U.S. Navy in 1895 and chambered for the then revolutionary 6mm Lee (.236) cartridge with approximately 1,700 sporting rifles manufactured from 1895 to 1902. The top of the barrel is marked "MANUFACTURED BY THE/-WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN CONN.U.S.A.-" ahead of the rear sight and the caliber marking ".236 U.S.N." appears in front of the receiver below the Winchester "WP" proof mark. Below the rear sight the barrel is marked "-NICKEL STEEL BARREL-/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER". The left side of the receiver is marked "-MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.-/NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A. PAT.OCT.10.93.JAN.30.94.OCT.8.95" with the serial number marked on top of the front receiver ring below the Winchester "WP" proof. Blue 24-inch rapid taper barrel with a sporting style rear sight and a raised blade front sight. Mounted with a smooth one-piece walnut pistol grip stock with a hard rubber grip cap embossed with the Winchester legend, forearm grasping grooves and steel buttplate. The five-shot clip fed box magazine is absent.

Excellent. The rifle retains 90% plus of the original finish with some finish wear on the bolt knob and left side of the barrel with some minor marks throughout. The buttplate has sharp checkering and features a brown patina with some oxidation. The stock is very fine with some minor handling/storage marks and a few faint dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent.