I just called Winchester and spoke with Lenny, the historian. This is the same person I spoke with on November 20, 2017. After presenting the questions to whether the firearm came from Winchester, "Lenny replied" 'It did'. The rifle was sent to Kittery Trading Post on October 3, 1996 BUT it was manufactured in 1994 (One Year Run Only). Lenny provided the wrong information to me previously in saying the rifle was manufactured in 1996.
* In this respect, there were not many produced and as Winchester states, "It is worth a lot of money". If you would like to listen to the audio, I can send it to you via PM or your email.
Last edited by Synoptic; 12/11/17.