EXTREMELY SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 DELUXE FLAT SIDE.

EXTREMELY SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 DELUXE FLAT SIDE. SN 2205. Cal. 38-72 WCF. 26″ oct bbl, dovetail Lyman ivory bead front sight, serrated side, sporting rear sight with set screw. Top flat of bbl marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.”, adjacent receiver “38-72 W.C.F.”. Early flat side receiver, top tang marked “WINCHESTER/MODEL 1895”. Mounted with fancy nicely figured walnut, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber gripcap, steel crescent buttplate, “H” style checkered schnable forend with ebony insert. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 38-72 rifle, oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, received in warehouse March 4, 1897, shipped from warehouse May 12, 1897 on Order 78704, R&R on March 19, 1898 on Order 5808. Also accompanying is a Cody Museum letter listing details of a study and stating first Model 95 with pistol grip with serial number 23 and that a total of 267 were made with pistol grips, also included is a detailed letter from George Madis describing the gun and its rarity. Inspection of lower tang reveals Assembly No. 3446XXX. The matching number as well as 95 can be found stamped in back of stock, the buttplate is unnumbered. Under the forearm the bbl is stamped with matching serial number, a “VP” proof and a star. Two sets of initials are also found, “C.A.C.”, and the other “J.P.P.”. Madis’s letter indicates that there is nothing known of the C.A.C. initials, but the J.P.P. is for shop foreman J.P Parker. Caliber marking is also found on bottom flat of bbl. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue with some minor thinning on sharp edges, a number of tiny nicks, dings & handling marks, some toning with brown patina. Receiver retains 90% orig blue with sharp edge wear, some carry wear on upper right side blending with silver and brown patina, with normal minor nicks & scratches. Mag box shows good orig blue on side blending with patina across bottom. Hammer and link show orig case colors, slightly fading. Lever shows flaking orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with good checkering, some normal minor nicks & dings, minor grain crack at left side at buttplate, and retains much of its orig piano varnish finish. Buttplate has silvered and blended with brown patina. Forend is sound with good checkering, some normal nicks & dings and retains most of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bore has strong distinct rifling with some minor scattered pitting. 4-40290 BDT45 (8,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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
	2123	$10,350.00	EXTREMELY SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 DELUXE FLAT SIDE. SN 2205. Cal. 38-72 WCF. 26″ oct bbl, dovetail Lyman ivory bead front sight, serrated side, sporting rear sight with set screw. Top flat of bbl marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.”, adjacent receiver “38-72 W.C.F.”. Early flat side receiver, top tang marked “WINCHESTER/MODEL 1895”. Mounted with fancy nicely figured walnut, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber gripcap, steel crescent buttplate, “H” style checkered schnable forend with ebony insert. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 38-72 rifle, oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, received in warehouse March 4, 1897, shipped from warehouse May 12, 1897 on Order 78704, R&R on March 19, 1898 on Order 5808. Also accompanying is a Cody Museum letter listing details of a study and stating first Model 95 with pistol grip with serial number 23 and that a total of 267 were made with pistol grips, also included is a detailed letter from George Madis describing the gun and its rarity. Inspection of lower tang reveals Assembly No. 3446XXX. The matching number as well as 95 can be found stamped in back of stock, the buttplate is unnumbered. Under the forearm the bbl is stamped with matching serial number, a “VP” proof and a star. Two sets of initials are also found, “C.A.C.”, and the other “J.P.P.”. Madis’s letter indicates that there is nothing known of the C.A.C. initials, but the J.P.P. is for shop foreman J.P Parker. Caliber marking is also found on bottom flat of bbl. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue with some minor thinning on sharp edges, a number of tiny nicks, dings & handling marks, some toning with brown patina. Receiver retains 90% orig blue with sharp edge wear, some carry wear on upper right side blending with silver and brown patina, with normal minor nicks & scratches. Mag box shows good orig blue on side blending with patina across bottom. Hammer and link show orig case colors, slightly fading. Lever shows flaking orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with good checkering, some normal minor nicks & dings, minor grain crack at left side at buttplate, and retains much of its orig piano varnish finish. Buttplate has silvered and blended with brown patina. Forend is sound with good checkering, some normal nicks & dings and retains most of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bore has strong distinct rifling with some minor scattered pitting. 4-40290 BDT45 (8,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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