This exceptional Winchester Model 1895 Deluxe Takedown Lever Action Rifle, manufactured in 1913, is chambered in the highly desirable .405 W.C.F. and features elaborate factory engraving with extensive gold inlay. The receiver is decorated with detailed game scenes featuring a gold-inlaid tiger and leopard on one side and a gold-inlaid bear on the other, surrounded by finely executed scrollwork, decorative borders, and extensive gold line work. Additional appointments include a 24-inch tapered round barrel, four-leaf express rear sight, Lyman beaded blade front sight, takedown frame, and beautifully carved “B” style walnut stock with hard rubber buttplate. The engraving and animal scenes are attributed in the supplied material to the work of renowned Winchester engraver John Ulrich, with the background scrollwork believed to have been executed by Stokes.
The rifle retains considerable original character, with much of the thinning blue remaining on the barrel and approximately half of the blue finish remaining on the receiver. The carved walnut remains in very good condition with light wear to the carving and approximately half of its original lacquer, and the rifle is described as mechanically excellent with a fine bore. Combining the powerful .405 W.C.F. chambering with factory engraving, extensive gold inlay, deluxe carved wood, and takedown configuration, this is a particularly impressive and highly ornamented example of the Winchester Model 1895.
This exceptional Winchester Model 1895 Deluxe Takedown Lever Action Rifle, manufactured in 1913, is chambered in the highly desirable .405 W.C.F. and features elaborate factory engraving with extensive gold inlay. The receiver is decorated with detailed game scenes featuring a gold-inlaid tiger and leopard on one side and a gold-inlaid bear on the other, surrounded by finely executed scrollwork, decorative borders, and extensive gold line work. Additional appointments include a 24-inch tapered round barrel, four-leaf express rear sight, Lyman beaded blade front sight, takedown frame, and beautifully carved “B” style walnut stock with hard rubber buttplate. The engraving and animal scenes are attributed in the supplied material to the work of renowned Winchester engraver John Ulrich, with the background scrollwork believed to have been executed by Stokes.
The rifle retains considerable original character, with much of the thinning blue remaining on the barrel and approximately half of the blue finish remaining on the receiver. The carved walnut remains in very good condition with light wear to the carving and approximately half of its original lacquer, and the rifle is described as mechanically excellent with a fine bore. Combining the powerful .405 W.C.F. chambering with factory engraving, extensive gold inlay, deluxe carved wood, and takedown configuration, this is a particularly impressive and highly ornamented example of the Winchester Model 1895.