November 3-4, 2017 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/4/2017
Manufactured 1908. Standard features include full round barrel, sporting front sight, rear sight blank, Lyman Model 21 receiver sight, blued finish, walnut stock and rifle butt. Barrel retains approximately 95% original blue with sharp legends. Left side of the frame and magazine retain approximately 80% original high polish blue, as does sight and lever. Right side of frame retains approximately 50% blue, balance blending with a smooth plum. Stocks are excellent with no cracks. Wood has had some added finish. Strong rifled bore. The .30-Gov't-03 was original invented for the Springfield Model 1903 which became almost obsolete after the .30-06 came out in 1906, making this one of the scarcer calibers available in the Model 1895 rifle. This is an excellent example of this rifle in a very scarce caliber.