Guns International #: 103030855
Seller's Inventory #: 247143

Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 1895 - Winchester Rifles

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Winchester Rifles - Model 1895
Winchester Rifles

Pre-WWI ROOSEVELT Favorite WINCHESTER M1895 .30-03 Rifle C&R w/LYMAN SIGHT 1911 Mfg. Pre-WORLD WAR I ERA Lever Action Rifle

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 Pre-WWI ROOSEVELT Favorite WINCHESTER M1895 .30-03 Rifle C&R w/LYMAN SIGHT

1911 Mfg. Pre-WORLD WAR I ERA Lever Action Rifle

Here we present a C&R Winchester Model 1895 lever action repeating rifle manufactured in 1911 in New Haven, Connecticut, and chambered in .30-03. 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.

The .30-03 was a cartridge developed by the United States in 1903 to replace the .30-40 Krag in the new Springfield Model 1903 rifle. The .30-03 was also called the .30-45 since it used a 45 grain powder charge. The name was changed to .30-03 to indicate the year of adoption. It used a 220-grain round nose bullet. Though production of the .30-03 caliber continued for over thirty years, the .30-06 chambering was introduced only three years later in 1906 firing a spitzer bullet giving better ballistic performance.

The overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore has dimmed. The wood is in good shape. The buttstock shows movement at the frame and has a crack to the right of the tang. Markings are legible. “U.S.” marked barrel. 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!

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

Barrel is 24 inches.

Caliber: .30-03

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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$1750

#247143
 

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes