June 25-28, 2018 Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2018
Musket length round barrel with military blade type front sight and folding military rear sight graduated to 2000 yards. Commercial Winchester blue finish overall including band, buttplate hammer and lever. Receiver bridge marked .30-Gov't-06. Two piece oil finished straight grained American walnut stocks with hand guard. Forearm retained by central band and bayonet lug equipped forearm cap. Smooth musket pattern steel buttplate and stock equipped with sling swivels. Traditional Winchester markings on right side of receiver. Muskets represented the majority of the Winchester Model 1895 production. Most were made for the Russian government and chambered for the 7.62x54 Russian cartridge. Very few were ever produced in the US .30-06 caliber. This example is accompanied by the 8-1/2" bladed steel bayonet with two piece walnut handle and steel scabbard with leather frog. Blade is marked on the front of the guard "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO". This bayonet differs from the Russian contract bayonet by being shorter. Condition excellent and as new. The musket shows no actual use and is in a wonderful state of preservation. Several extremely small areas of wear are evident on high points of bands and very base of buttplate. A small amount of finish loss is evident at the muzzle and this is due to the attaching of the bayonet. The bore is as new being bright and shiny with sharp rifling. The mechanics are stiff from having not been used. This is certainly the finest example of the 1895 Winchester Musket we have seen and would be near impossible to improve upon. From the Ray Bentley Collection.