This exceptional Winchester Model 1895 Deluxe Takedown Lever Action Rifle, chambered in .30-06 Springfield, features a desirable 24-inch round barrel, finely engraved receiver, and beautifully figured American walnut stocks. The receiver is decorated on both sides with intricate floral and scroll engraving, with additional light scrollwork extending onto the upper tang. The left side is fitted with a Lyman adjustable receiver sight, while the barrel retains its blade front sight. The rifle is further distinguished by its Schnabel-style forearm with ebony tip, point-pattern checkering, and original silver-style recoil pad. Of particular collector interest, this exact rifle is identified by serial number and illustrated on page 187 of Winchester Model 1895 by Kassab and Dunbar, where its engraving is attributed to Stokes.
The rifle is described as very good to excellent and apparently all original, retaining approximately 80% of its original barrel blue and 80% of its original wood finish, with scattered handling marks and impressions consistent with age. The receiver retains approximately 80% of its original blue finish, and the engraving remains crisp and well-defined. The bore is mostly bright, and the action is described as mechanically excellent. Combining its deluxe takedown configuration, fine scroll engraving, highly figured walnut, and published documentation, this is a distinctive and desirable Winchester Model 1895 with significant appeal to advanced Winchester collectors.
This exceptional Winchester Model 1895 Deluxe Takedown Lever Action Rifle, chambered in .30-06 Springfield, features a desirable 24-inch round barrel, finely engraved receiver, and beautifully figured American walnut stocks. The receiver is decorated on both sides with intricate floral and scroll engraving, with additional light scrollwork extending onto the upper tang. The left side is fitted with a Lyman adjustable receiver sight, while the barrel retains its blade front sight. The rifle is further distinguished by its Schnabel-style forearm with ebony tip, point-pattern checkering, and original silver-style recoil pad. Of particular collector interest, this exact rifle is identified by serial number and illustrated on page 187 of Winchester Model 1895 by Kassab and Dunbar, where its engraving is attributed to Stokes.
The rifle is described as very good to excellent and apparently all original, retaining approximately 80% of its original barrel blue and 80% of its original wood finish, with scattered handling marks and impressions consistent with age. The receiver retains approximately 80% of its original blue finish, and the engraving remains crisp and well-defined. The bore is mostly bright, and the action is described as mechanically excellent. Combining its deluxe takedown configuration, fine scroll engraving, highly figured walnut, and published documentation, this is a distinctive and desirable Winchester Model 1895 with significant appeal to advanced Winchester collectors.