Guns International #: 101638331
Seller's Inventory #: 210250

Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 1895 - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever

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Winchester Rifles - Model 1895
Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever

Rare Antique FLATSIDE WINCHESTER Model 1895 .30-40 Krag Lever Action Rifle 1 OF 5,000; EARLY PRODUCTION Rifle in .30 US (.30-40 Krag)

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Rare Antique FLATSIDE WINCHESTER Model 1895 .30-40 Krag Lever Action Rifle  

1 OF 5,000; EARLY PRODUCTION Rifle in .30 US (.30-40 Krag)

Here we present an antique Winchester Model 1895 Flat Side lever action rifle in .30-40 Krag, manufactured in 1896 in New Haven, Connecticut. This one features a 28-inch tapered barrel.

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. The serial number on this rifle is 4258. 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. By serial number 6000, it is thought that the last of the flat sided M1895s left the factory. These early rifles are now exceedingly rare.

The overall condition is fine. Bright original blue and case colors. The stock is solid throughout with nice grain. There is a bit of a sliver at the toe. Strong crisp action. Bright bore with nice rifling. This one is equipped with a receiver mounted peep sight. A very nice, early Winchester 1895 in a great, still available cartridge!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 28 inches.

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

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$5325

#210250
 

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Antique: Yes