*EXTREMELY RARE VERY LATE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 425772. Cal. 30 Army (30-40 Krag). Wonderful special order ’95 with rare 24″ tapered rnd bbl vs. the standard 28″ bbls. The pedestal front sight base has a Lyman silver bead sight with a slot blank in the rear seat and a Lyman Model 42 or 45 combination receiver sight that has windage adjustment. Mounted with extremely rare & unusual birds-eye maple with black insert, Schnable tip, H-style checkered forearm and straight stock with cheek piece and crescent brass buttplate with brass screws. Buttplate may have been created from a Swiss buttplate but if so, at the factory. Rear face of the buttstock is marked in ink with the assembly number 772 which number is hand scratched inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a 3-pg handwritten letter from renown researcher and author George Madis wherein he authenticates this rifle and states that it is one of the most rare of the Model ’95. Bottom of the bbl is marked with the caliber and “CMS” (chrome moly steel) and the year “34”. 1934 was very near the end of production and there were fewer than 800 Models ’95 produced before the model was discontinued in 1940. Given that this rifle was special order at substantial extra cost during the height of the Depression it stands to reason that it would have been ordered by a wealthy person or as a gift to someone of great importance. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue; receiver retains about 40-50% orig blue, mostly on left side around the receiver sight; lever retains about 95% orig blue. Stock has a couple of tiny grain checks, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains about 95% orig factory varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-47942 JR28 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1259

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1259	$31,625.00	EXTREMELY RARE VERY LATE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 425772. Cal. 30 Army (30-40 Krag). Wonderful special order ’95 with rare 24″ tapered rnd bbl vs. the standard 28″ bbls. The pedestal front sight base has a Lyman silver bead sight with a slot blank in the rear seat and a Lyman Model 42 or 45 combination receiver sight that has windage adjustment. Mounted with extremely rare & unusual birds-eye maple with black insert, Schnable tip, H-style checkered forearm and straight stock with cheek piece and crescent brass buttplate with brass screws. Buttplate may have been created from a Swiss buttplate but if so, at the factory. Rear face of the buttstock is marked in ink with the assembly number 772 which number is hand scratched inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a 3-pg handwritten letter from renown researcher and author George Madis wherein he authenticates this rifle and states that it is one of the most rare of the Model ’95. Bottom of the bbl is marked with the caliber and “CMS” (chrome moly steel) and the year “34”. 1934 was very near the end of production and there were fewer than 800 Models ’95 produced before the model was discontinued in 1940. Given that this rifle was special order at substantial extra cost during the height of the Depression it stands to reason that it would have been ordered by a wealthy person or as a gift to someone of great importance. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue; receiver retains about 40-50% orig blue, mostly on left side around the receiver sight; lever retains about 95% orig blue. Stock has a couple of tiny grain checks, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains about 95% orig factory varnish. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-47942 JR28 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1259 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*EXTREMELY RARE VERY LATE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.