Winchester 1895 Second Model Cheekpiece Rifle 30 U.S. s/n 31191 mfg 1901 - 28" round barrel, straight grained, straight grip walnut stock with a cheek piece and hard rubber shotgun buttplate. Front sight is a beaded blade pinned in the integral base, with a Lyman Number 6 leaf rear and windage-adjustable Lyman 21 receiver sight. Equipped with sling swivel bases dovetailed into the barrel and screwed into the butt. Overall condition is excellent. Barrel retains 99% original strong blued finish; bore and mechanical functions are excellent; receiver retains 97%+ strong original blued finish; color casehardened hammer and trigger plate retain 98% original finish; Lyman receiver sight retains 99% original blue; American walnut stocks are in excellent original condition with nearly all their original factory varnish finish remaining with a few light handling marks. Cheek piece stocked Winchesters are among the rarest of collector Winchester rifles. This gun includes a Winchester factory letter from the Cody Firearms Museum and is featured in the book Winchester Model 1895 / Last of the Classic Lever Actions by Rob Kassab and Brad Dunbar on pages 156 and 269, with caption: Here’s another rifle where the warehouse records fail to mention the cheek piece stock or sling eyes. S/N 31191 letters as a Rifle; .30 caliber; shotgun butt; shipped in 1901. We carefully examined the stocks and believe them to be original factory work. As good as the factory records are, the gun has the last word. Rob Kassab Collection. |
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