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Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 1895 - Rifles - African Dangerous Game Safari Magazine

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Winchester Rifles - Model 1895
Rifles - African Dangerous Game Safari Magazine

Winchester Model 1895 .405 WCF - 1927, THE MEDICINE GUN FOR LIONS, STUNNING, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Winchester, Year 1927, .405 WCF, 8lb 15oz, Chokes, LOP 13 1/8"
Serial Number: 420201

The Winchester Model 1895 rifle is most commonly associated today with former President Theodore Roosevelt.
When Mr. Roosevelt embarked on his 1909 African safari he took along two Winchester 1895s both chambered in .405 WCF. He praised the Model 1895 in his book African Game Trails, referring to his rifle as "the medicine gun for lions."

The last of the lever actions to be designed by John Browning, the 1895 was the first Winchester to use a box magazine located beneath the action instead of the more common tube magazine making it safe to use the modern spitzer type bullets.  At the time of its introduction the 1895 was considered the strongest of the lever actions and well capable handling the heaviest military and hunting rounds of the day. Just over four hundred thousand 1895 in various calibers where produced with manufacturing ending in 1940.

This Winchester Model 1895 is an exceptional example of the classic 1895 chambered for the powerful .405 WCF.  It has been expertly re-finished and features a stunning package with its beautifully figured stock and forend with Schnabel tip, perfect checkering, perfect screws and a crisp trigger pull of 2.5lb. This magnificent gun is ready for its day at the range or in the Veld, Enjoy.
 
Barrel Length:  24"
Bores:  Mirror, strong rifling
% Blue:  99%
Sights:  Front blade, rear adjustable u-notch
Action:  Lever
Ejectors or Extractors:  Extractor
Case Color:  99%
Screws:  Excellent
Trigger Type:  Single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:  100%
Stock Type:  Straight stock/Field forend with Schnabel
LOP:  13 1/8"
LOP To End Of Wood:  12 15/16"
Checkering Condition:  Perfect
Butt Treatment:  Metal
 
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on this gun. Call us for full details, or to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected based on ship to address
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $120.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes

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We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .405 Winchester