GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 SADDLE RING CARBINE. WINCHESTER 1895 79055 30 ARMY MODERN; C&R Cal. 30ARMY. 22" bbl. Blue finish. Straight grain American walnut stocks with handguard and carbine buttplate. Saddle ring mounted on left side of receiver. Accompanying this rifle is a Cody Firearms records office letter dated March 24, 2015 confirming the caliber and serial number applied September 10, 1912. No warehouse information available. PROVENANCE: Rick Hill Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 20% blue finish with some roughness at the forend of the bbl. Bbl band retains 90% blue finish. Bore is bright with strong rifling. Receiver retains 60-70% blue finish, that is drifting to a pleasing plumb-brown patina. Some staining on the top of receiver. Bolt shows 20% blue. Tang markings are sharp and clear. Receiver marking is sharp and clear. Stocks are very fine and full-sized with only minuscule handling marks and dings. Buttstock has a sling eye mounted as does the bbl band. Very fine example of a Model 95 Winchester carbine in a cal that was a favorite amongst Texas Rangers during the Mexican Revolution. 50940-14 TEP (4,500-5,000)