Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Rifle
TITLE: Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Rifle
MAKER: Winchester Repeating Arms Company
MADE IN: New Haven, CT
CALIBER:.30-40 Krag
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DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 28” Length: 46 ½” Height: 6 ¼””
INSCRIPTION: Serial Number 2703 /Barrel: MANUFACTURED BY THE -/- WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A. Action Area (behind hammer): WINCHESTER / MODEL 1895. Pistol Grip (end): WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. Butt Plate (red rubber): JOSTHAM / MFG CO/ PEDTONK / ILL (all in a triangle). ANTI-FLINCH / RECOIL PAD / PATENTED / DEC. 29, 1914 / OCT. 12, 1915 / SEPT. 20, 1927.
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-024
The relationship between Browning and Winchester led to the development of some of the most important firearms in the manufacturing company’s history, including lever action models 1886, 1892, 1894, and 1895 rifles and carbines as well as the Winchester Model 1887 and the Model 1897 pump shotguns.
The Winchester Model 1895 was the first Winchester lever action to have a box magazine instead of a tubular one. This gun is a Browning patent.