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Seller's Inventory #: 247072

Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 1895 - Winchester Rifles

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Winchester Rifles - Model 1895
Winchester Rifles

Nice NRA Marked WINCHESTER M1895 .30-40 KRAG Lever Action SR CARBINE /SLING With LYMAN PEEP SIGHT Chambered in .30-40 Krag

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Nice NRA Marked WINCHESTER M1895 .30-40 KRAG Lever Action SR CARBINE /SLING

With LYMAN PEEP SIGHT Chambered in .30-40 Krag

Here we present a C&R NRA Marked Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine manufactured in 1908 in New Haven, Connecticut, and chambered in .30-40 US, also known as .30-40 Krag. 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 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. At around serial number 5000, a new receiver profile was introduced which had fluted sides, as opposed to the original flat sided design. This new receiver reduced the weight of the rifle by a small amount and increased the width by 1/16 of an inch.

This Model 1895 rifle is chambered in the caliber most commonly associated today with former President Theodore Roosevelt and the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. However, it was also used by many famed hunters and adventurers, including Martin and Osa Johnson, Charles Cottar, and author Stewart Edward White. Gerrit Forbes, first cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt, recommended the M1895 to Theodore Roosevelt who took two M1895 chambered in .405 rifles with him on his 1909 safari to East Africa.

This example has "NRA" marked on left of receiver and the saddle ring and stud removed to accommodate Lyman peep sight mounted on the left of the receiver. The rear sight holes on the barrel have filler screws in place. There are faint numbers carved on left of wrist and sling swivel studs installed. Also included is a  leather sling.

The overall condition is fine. Original blue finish. Strong action. Bore has dimmed slightly but retains a good shimmer. The stock is solid. Markings are legible. The saddle ring is missing. Sling remains solid. The barrel is drilled and tapped with filler screws. This 1895 Winchester has a bit of everything going for it: an innovative design by none other than John Moses Browning, a history of usage by many of the top hunters of the early-20th Century and chambered in a powerful cartridge that is still available today!

Own the original! This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 22 inches.

Caliber: .30-40 Krag (.30 Army)

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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$2600

#247072
 

Curio/Relic: Yes

Price: $2,600.00
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