Guns International #: 102802844
Seller's Inventory #: 3901865

Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 1895 - Winchester Rifles - Lever Pre-64

Category
Winchester Rifles - Model 1895
Winchester Rifles - Lever Pre-64

Winchester Model 95 .30 Government

Description:
The first Model 1895 was the first Winchester rifle to feature a box magazine that is 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 spitzer (pointed) bullets. The M1895 was also the last of the lever-action rifles to be designed by John Browning, and featured a rear locking bolt as in his previous designs dating back to the Winchester 1886. The M1895 is the strongest lever-action rifle Winchester has produced, designed to handle the increased pressures generated by the more powerful smokeless powder cartridges entering common use at the time of its introduction. By today's standards however, the design is considered relatively weak, and not suited to high pressure loads. Around serial number 5000, a new receiver profile was introduced which had fluted (scalloped) 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. .30 GOV'T' 03

Price: $2,999.99

Chambers: Lever Action
Metal Condition: Good
Wood Condition: Good with Chip on Left Stock by the Hammer
Bore Condition: Very Good
Barrels: 22" Barrel
Triggers: Factory Trigger
Stock Dimensions:
"12 7/8"" LOP, 2"" DAC, 2 3/4"" DAH
Fore End: Walnut with Steel Barrel Band
Butt Pad: Steel Butt Plate
Weight: 9 lbs.
Sights: Bead Front Sight and Adjustable Lyman Peep Sight
Item Location: Tulalip, WA