1895 Winchester
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351 WINCHESTER
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Mint condition - beware. In all likelyhood it's been restored.
rritter
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One reference I've got gives a value of $1,895 or so. The book is a couple of years old, and of course the value may vary from one part of the country to another, but that may give you a rough price to shoot for (so to speak).
luckytexan
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Is it an original '95, or one of the recent re-issues? An original in mint condition would be worth more than a re-issue.
Original .30/06 Model 1895s have to be checked for chamber stretch and excessive headspace, one of the downfalls to the design and steels available at that time.
Octagon barrels are not at all common on Model 95 lever guns in any caliber and extremely rare on .30/06 caliber rifles.
Mint condition and in the right auction with the right buyers a realized price of $5000.00 could be possible.
Octagon barrels are not at all common on Model 95 lever guns in any caliber and extremely rare on .30/06 caliber rifles.
Mint condition and in the right auction with the right buyers a realized price of $5000.00 could be possible.
tkendrick
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I have had three of them. One in 30-40, one in 7.62 Russian, and one in .405 Win.
The first two were originals in so-so shape, I eventually traded them off. The .405 is one of the new release (made in Japan) guns that I bought just a few years ago.
I haven't kept up with the collectors market, but 5 grand sounds a little steep even for an original unless it is in like new condition.
Wish I still had the Krag, but if I was going to do it all over again I would find a .405 and never look back.
The first two were originals in so-so shape, I eventually traded them off. The .405 is one of the new release (made in Japan) guns that I bought just a few years ago.
I haven't kept up with the collectors market, but 5 grand sounds a little steep even for an original unless it is in like new condition.
Wish I still had the Krag, but if I was going to do it all over again I would find a .405 and never look back.
All:
An old timer good friend of mine who past away about 15 years ago gave me this rifle knowing that it was valuable. His dad traded a musical instrument for it a when he was a child living in Minnesota. I would say it was in the neighborhood of 1915 or so. He said that the rifle was new when his dad got it and was only used to shoot deer to put meat on the table. He gave it to me in a vintage leather along with 2 boxes of ammo in the old vintage Winchester boxes. There also was a cleaning kit which appeared to date back to the era. He said that people were always trying to buy the rifle from his dad but his dad would never sell. He said he wanted me to have it to pass down in my family since he had no one to pass it on to.
The barrel is octagon and has Nickel Steel Barrel stamped. I don't know much about the 1895 history but another old timer friend of mine saw it and did not believe what I had. He also was a Winchester collector and had a number of pieces. He said that he believe the the model I had was a carbine made for the Texas Rangers. The only research I have done to date is that I visiited the Winchester House in CA and view their collection. They had numerous rifles that looked the same at the receiver but not the shorter barrel and sights. I'll do more research when I have the time.
Sorry for the late comments back, but I have just now been able to get on a computer.
Thanks,
Bob B
An old timer good friend of mine who past away about 15 years ago gave me this rifle knowing that it was valuable. His dad traded a musical instrument for it a when he was a child living in Minnesota. I would say it was in the neighborhood of 1915 or so. He said that the rifle was new when his dad got it and was only used to shoot deer to put meat on the table. He gave it to me in a vintage leather along with 2 boxes of ammo in the old vintage Winchester boxes. There also was a cleaning kit which appeared to date back to the era. He said that people were always trying to buy the rifle from his dad but his dad would never sell. He said he wanted me to have it to pass down in my family since he had no one to pass it on to.
The barrel is octagon and has Nickel Steel Barrel stamped. I don't know much about the 1895 history but another old timer friend of mine saw it and did not believe what I had. He also was a Winchester collector and had a number of pieces. He said that he believe the the model I had was a carbine made for the Texas Rangers. The only research I have done to date is that I visiited the Winchester House in CA and view their collection. They had numerous rifles that looked the same at the receiver but not the shorter barrel and sights. I'll do more research when I have the time.
Sorry for the late comments back, but I have just now been able to get on a computer.
Thanks,
Bob B
lonegunman
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Depending on the year, 30US may actually mean 30-03 NOT 30-06. Just a thought, the 30-03 guns are less desirable.
Hypnogator
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Ahhh no! .30 US = .30/40 Krag = .30 Army. The cartridge was officially designated the cartridge, caliber 30, US Army.
.30-03s and .30-06s should be clearly marked on the barrels as such. At least, the examples I've seen were.
dstorm1911
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.30 US is as stated 30/40, I have an original Colorado National Gaurd marked 1895 and thats how she's marked and its what she shoots
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