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Contents. Design The Model 1895 was the first Winchester rifle to feature a box magazine located underneath the action instead of the tubular magazine design, which had remained fundamentally unchanged from the. This allowed the rifle to safely chamber military and hunting cartridges with (pointed) bullets. The M1895 was also the last of the lever-action rifles to be designed by, and featured a rear locking bolt as in his previous designs dating back to the.
The M1895 is the strongest lever-action rifle Winchester has produced, designed to handle the increased pressures generated by the more powerful cartridges entering common use at the time of its introduction. By today’s standards however, the design is considered relatively weak, and not suited to high pressure loads. Around serial number 5000, a new receiver profile was introduced which had fluted (scalloped) sides, as opposed to the original flat sided design. This new receiver reduced the weight of the rifle by a small amount, and increased the width by 1/16 of an inch.
Winchester 1917 Serial Numbers
By serial number 6000, it is thought that the last of the flat sided M1895s left the factory. These early rifles are now exceedingly rare. Military Between 1915 and 1917 approximately 300,000 M1895's were manufactured for the army of the, accounting for about 70% of total production of the rifles prior to 1936 when the M1895 was discontinued. Chambered in, these versions were unusual for a lever-action rifle in that they also had a charger guide, allowing the M1895 rifle to be reloaded by the same used in the bolt-action rifle. Rifles made for the Russian contract had a longer than standard barrel fitted with an extended forestock and lug. Initial delivery of the rifles was delayed because adaptation to Russian standards, particularly the charger guide, proved more difficult than expected.
Winchester Enfield Model 1917 Serial Numbers
Additional delays resulted from incompetent and obstructive Russian inspectors, who refused to use Winchester-made test gauges despite no Russian gauges existing, insisted that test ammunition be shipped from Russia (instead of using readily available Winchester ammunition made on Russian contract), and often rejected rifles for irrelevant flaws such as wood grain in the stock being insufficiently straight. Winchester later sold these rejected rifles on the US commercial market. Russia issued many of their Winchester Model 1895 rifles to troops from and the, especially the. At least 9,000 Model 1895 rifles are known to have been provided by the in 1936 to the for use in the. Other nations adopted the rifle in more limited numbers. The United States ordered 10,000 in caliber.30/40 Krag for the, but the war ended before they arrived at the front. These rifles were marked 'U.S.'
Atop the receiver ring and fitted with stock furniture similar to the including the short 8 5⁄ 16 inches (21.1 cm) knife-type bayonet. Many parts were marked 'K.S.M.' By ordnance inspector Kelly S. One hundred of these rifles were issued to the 33rd Volunteer Infantry for field testing in the. The report of testing completed on 25 December 1899 stated the was greatly superior for military service. The remaining 9,900 rifles were sold to M.
Harley Company and most were shipped to Cuba in 1906. Some of these rifles found their way to Mexico, where they were favored by ’s troops during the Mexican Revolution. Also personally purchased an M1895 Winchester in.30 Army (.30-40 Krag) during the same timeframe. The Model 1895 in.30 Army was also entered into an 1896 rifle contract competition, but finished second to the due to the Winchester rifle lacking a magazine cutoff and magazine counter. Winchester strongly disputed the results of the contest, arguing that the competition had been rigged in Savage's favor, and the ensuing political controversy led to the cancellation of the contract. Civilian As with previous Winchester rifles, a new serial number range was launched with the M1895, beginning with serial number 1.
Including military contract rifles, a total of 425,881 rifles were produced, with production ceasing at serial number 425,132. The standard barrel length varied from 24 to 28 inches, depending on chambering and configuration, and the Standard finish on all rifles was blue. The rifle is most commonly associated today with former President; however, it was also used by many other famed hunters and adventurers, to include Martin and Osa Johnson, Charles Cottar, and author Stewart Edward White. Garrit Forbes—hunting companion of, first cousin of, and long time personal friend of gun writer and firearms enthusiast —recommended the M1895 in.405 Winchester to Theodore Roosevelt.
Took two M1895 rifles with him on his 1909 to East Africa, both in. Additionally, accompanied his father on the trip and brought two more M1895 rifles; one was chambered in.405 Winchester, and the other in Springfield. While the serial number of Kermit's.30-03 has been lost, the serial numbers of the three.405 rifles are known to have been 63727, 63736, and 68180. Theodore Roosevelt praised the.405 M1895 in his book African Game Trails, famously referring to this rifle as his 'medicine gun' for lions': But as we stood, one of the porters behind called out 'Simba'; and we caught a glimpse of a big lioness galloping down beside the trees, just beyond the donga Tarlton took his big double-barrel and advised me to take mine, as the sun had just set and it was likely to be close work; but I shook my head, for the Winchester 405 is, at least for me personally, the 'medicine gun' for lions. Although it is often said that Roosevelt called the.405 M1895 his 'big medicine,' this phrase is never used in African Game Trails, and is possibly the erroneous combination of his 'medicine gun' quote with his ' speech of 1901. The Model 1895 in both its rifle and carbine configuration was popular with the and in both the 30-40 Krag and 30-06 Springfield calibers.
In 1985, the Browning Arms Company reintroduced the M1895 rifle in.30-06 Springfield. Later in 2001, Winchester reintroduced the rifle during the 100 year anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's presidential administration, offering it again in.405 Winchester, as well as and since its reintroduction.
In 2008 Winchester produced a pair of Theodore Roosevelt commemorative rifles. In 2009 an additional pair of rifles was offered commemorating Roosevelt's African Safari in 1909 after leaving office. Both the Browning and new Winchester rifles are made in Japan. The Winchesters, however, differ from the original design in that they feature rebounding hammers and a tang safety. Users.: Issued to units. References Notes.