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“Big Medicine” WINCHESTER 1895 .405 WCF Lever Rifle TEDDY ROOSEVELT C&R SCARCE Lever Action REPEATER in .405 WCF Caliber
Guns International #: 102512942 Seller's Inventory #: 230562
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1895 - Winchester Rifles
Seller's Information
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Number of Active Listings: 1053
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
“Big Medicine” WINCHESTER 1895 .405 WCF Lever Rifle TEDDY ROOSEVELT C&R
SCARCE Lever Action REPEATER in .405 WCF Caliber
Here we present a C&R Winchester Model 1895 in .405 Winchester, manufactured in 1903 in New Haven, Connecticut. The Model 1895 was the first Winchester rifle to feature a box magazine located underneath the action instead of the tubular magazine design, which had remained fundamentally unchanged from the Winchester 1866. This allowed the rifle to safely chamber military and hunting cartridges with pointed bullets. The M1895 was also the last of the lever-action rifles to be designed by John Moses Browning and featured a rear locking bolt as in his previous designs dating back to the Winchester Model 1886. The M1895 was the strongest lever-action rifle Winchester had produced, designed to handle the increased pressures generated by the more powerful smokeless powder cartridges entering common use at the time of its introduction. There were 425,881 Model 1895s produced.
Gerrit Forbes, first cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt, recommended the M1895 to Theodore Roosevelt who took two M1895 chambered in .405 rifles, as is this rifle, with him on his 1909 safari to East Africa. President Teddy Roosevelt actually referred to the gun he used extensively on his African safari. To quote a line from his book African Game Trails: “Tarlton took his double barrel and advised me to take mine, as the sun had just set and it was likely to be close work; but I shook my head, for the Winchester .405 is, at least for me personally, the ‘medicine gun’ for lions.”
The overall condition is fine. Original finish. The action is excellent. The bore is fine: shiny bright with sharp rifling. The walnut stock shows use and remains solid. This 1895 Winchester has a bit of everything going for it. It was the last innovative design by none other than John Moses Browning, a history of usage by many of the top hunters of the early-20th Century, an early issue, and chambered in a monumental old cartridge that is still available today!
This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Barrel is 24 inches.
Caliber: .405 Winchester
Overall condition as seen in photos.
Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
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$6800
#230562
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes