#34 • Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Rifle- 38-72WCF

Part of Red Gallery - Memorial Day Extravaganza Auction - Day 1 (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $675.00

Status: Sold

1897 Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Rifle in 38-72 W.C.F. Caliber. Featuring octagonal barrel, wooden walnut stock and foregrip, adjustable rear sight and fixed front sight, metal buttplate, box magazine (does not have a feed tube below barrel). Marked on top of barrel "Manufactured by the / Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven Conn USA.", ".38-72 W.C.F." behind sight and "Winchester Model 1895" on back strap. Serial number under lever action indicates production in 1897. Interesting note: 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 produced, designed to handle the increased pressures generated by the more powerful smokeless powder cartridges entering common use at the time of its introduction. All guns need to be checked for function by a gunsmith before use. Though we believe to be authentic, it has yet to be third party authenticated. BP