Hunting version of the Winchester M1895 rifle, chambered for .30-06. But this thing is cool I am not familiar with them at all but I LIKE it. Here for your viewing pleasure in Winchester Model 1895 7.62mm Russian Contract Rifle serial number 283932 1916 production and falls within the serial number ranges 174,234-377,412 for the second contract of 200,000 rifles singed 27 August 1915 and completed deliveries by December 1916. Very good, retaining 30% original blue finish with the balance a smooth brown-gray patina. There is a good chance that these are Russian inspector marks. Made under contract to Russian prior to the Revolution. These muskets were similar to the standard musket, but with a stripper clip guide mounted on top of the receiver, chambered for the 7.62 Russian Nagant cartridge and bayonet lug. Manufacturer: Winchester. knife. Rifle has Russian XN3 acceptance proof mark on the right side of the frame. Todays video features probably my favorite milsurp I own. Standard Mosin-Nagant clips were used to reload the box magazine, making the process much quicker and easier than loading individual cartridges by hand. NOTE: first posts are subject to administrator approval before being displayed, Devices in use: Desktop (42), Phone (11), Tablet (1), WinchesterCollector.org Unlike the Mosin-Nagant orders, all of the Winchester rifles were delivered prior to the Russian Revolution. I have one of these rifles and I want to restore it. Mine is one of these examples and was surplused by Spain to the US sometime in the 1950s or 1960s. Of all nations in WW1, the Russian Empire was mainly the one attributed to widely using the lever action rifle in a modern conflict by chambering the 1895 in 7.62x54R, a respectable service cartridge for accuracy and distance shooting. Of all nations in WW1, the Russian Empire was mainly the one attributed to widely using the lever action rifle in a modern conflict by chambering the 1895 in 7.62x54R, a respectable service. In 1915, Russia was in serious need of small arms, and approached many of the major American factories. Condition: Very good to fine. Anybody know where I can get parts for it? Every week we put items for sale starting at $1 ! Thanks for sharing! There are currently no customer product questions on this lot. However, the bayonet lugs for the Russian muskets are slightly different and the bayonets won't fit properly between the Russian and domestic muskets. Ive been looking for a butt stock for a 95 with a shotgun style butt plate for over a year. They were used during the Russian Civil War and against British and American Expeditionary Forces sent to North Russia in 1919. Winchester 1895 Russian Contract made in 1916.#winchester1895 #russianwinchester #gunsoftheworld Stock was broken and repaired as some point in the past. Price Realized: Details Payment Terms Shipping. (I dont know how to link pictures here so heres a descriptor) On the side in the finger grooves slot there is a marking that looks like and on the underside near the barrel band are two markings that look like M and W. The Winchester Model 1895 was the last rifle designed by John Browning for Winchester. Here are a couple of well-usedexamples of martially marked 1895 muskets. This is an example of one of the approximately 294,000 Model 1895 Muskets sold to the Imperial Russian Government between 1915 and 1916. Gauge: 7.62. Just saw a military rifle I rather liked, its an 1895 Texas National Guard SRC. Writing a book on the Winchester Model 1895. I really like gunswith history. 2023 Rock Island Auction Company. With bayonet and sheath. This is a Russian Contract Model 1895. The action on the rifle is smooth and the bore has good rifling, but it is notably frosted throughout and in need of a thorough cleaning. Two contracts were procured for a total for 300,000 rifles.Russia required changes in addition to be chambered in 7.62x54r. Description Description. 1 of only approximately 290,000 Model 1895 Muskets manufactured by Winchester, sold to the Imperial Russian government between 1915 and 1916, which was in dire need of small arms prior to the Russian Revolution. Barrel/bore in good shape after hard service history: Nice rifle. The refinished wood is fine showing minor handling evidence. SS Grafton was blown up in 1905. Among the many calibers the rifle was manufactured for were .30-40 Krag/Government, .30-03, .30-06, .303 British, .35 Winchester, and the most famous caliber, .405 Winchester - Teddy Roosevelt's "big medicine" for lions and other dangerous game in Africa. Click here for more information. We believe we sell living history, and honor the veterans who fought and died for our freedoms. Hope that helps. Super cool rifle Good for you, now I want one. The most obvious is a fixed 5-round box magazine in place of a traditional tube mag. A total of 426,754 were produced - of that number, 293,816 were manufactured for the Russian military in the early years of World War I (1914-1918) in 7.62x54mmR. Russia issued many of their Winchester Model 1895 rifles to troops from Finland and the Baltic states, especially the Latvian Riflemen. Just saw a military rifle I rather liked, its an 1895 Texas National Guard SRC. The wood is very fine with some very scattered minor handling marks. I've come across a listing for a Russian Contract M1895 rifle that I might be interested in. Most of m1895 are imported to Finland during Finnish civil war and world war 2, 1918-1945. Because of this, the Russian Contract 1895 has become the single example of military employment of a lever action in a sea of bolt action rifles chambered in full-powered service loads but should we have adapted lever action rifles all along? Parts are commonly sold on collectors flea market. It also probably served in the Bolshevik Revolution and Spanish Civil War. Winchester 1895 Russian contract carbine. Legacy Collectibles strives to provide quality investment-grade military collectibles to an appreciative public. I have Winchesters 1907 & 1910 and am looking for John Henwoods Forgotten Winchesters Do you know of any sources/ Thanks, Nick. This doesnt touch on what was by far that largest sale of model 1895 rifles, though: the contract with the Russian Imperial military. ", upper tang has the three-line model/trademark information, and the left side of the receiver has the two-line address/patent marking. Price Realized: Details Payment Terms Shipping. Estimated Price: $3,000 - $5,000. Russian-contract Winchester M1895 rifle, chambered for 7.62x54R Russian ammunition and fitted with bayonet lug and clip guides. During the Spanish Civil War as many as 20,000 Model 1895s would be sent to forces opposing General Francos Nationalist Army. Most of our products are unique. not Winchester 1895 rifles. The Winchester Model 1895 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games, If War Comes Tomorrow (Esli zavtra voyna), A Captain at Fifteen (Pyatnadtsatiletniy kapitan), The Crash of the Emirate (Krushenie emirata), The Chief of Chukotka (Nachalnik Chukotki), And on the Pacific (I na Tikhom Okeane), At Home Among Strangers, Stranger at Home (Svoy sredi chuzhikh, chuzhoy sredi svoikh), Armed and Dangerous (Vooruzhyon i ochen opasen), The End of the Emperor of the Taiga (Konets imperatora taygi), The Fight in the Taiga (Poedinok v tayge), The Dead Mountaineer Hotel (Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell), Do Not Set Traps for Leshiy (Ne stavte Leshemu kapkany), The Trust That Has Burst (Trest, kotoryy lopnul), Secrets of Madame Wong (Tayny madam Vong), A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov), Captain of "Pilgrim" (Kapitan "Piligrima"), Island of Lost Ships (Ostrov pogibshikh korabley), Under Northern Lights aka Under Aurora (Pod severnym siyaniyem aka Orora no shita de), The Big Gold of Mr. Greenwood (Bolshoe zoloto mistera Grinvuda), The Price of Treasures (Tsena sokrovishch), Shadows Disappear at Noon (Teni ischezayut v polden), https://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Winchester_Model_1895&oldid=1552337, If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset, Russian Contract Model; Visually modified with fake underbarrel tube magazine to resemble, Russian contract model rifles and carbines, Russian contact model rifles, sporterised rifle, carbine, Sporterized Russian contact model rifle, long and short versions, Sporterized Russian contact model rifle, short version, Indians, Vigilantes, Mercenaries, Various thugs, Kamchatka hunters, fishing guards, volunteers, Japanese poachers. Arms and Armor. Bore is dark with strong rifleing. 1895 https://youtu.be/4grSRn5wnHIS\u0026W No.3 https://youtu.be/JdwPvD8JZ84Special thanks to Joseph C. for loaning us this gorgeous specimen, and thanks to Brandon at The Gun Room (Shenandoah, Texas) for facilitating the FFL transfer!Consider supporting us via Patreon http://www.patreon.com/9HoleReviews (you an also access the Practical Accuracy Scoreboard here)Observer setup seen here powered by: - Vortex Optics Razor HD Spotting Scope 27-60x85 Angledhttps://amzn.to/2M3zTGP- Vortex Optics Pro GT Tripodhttps://amzn.to/2X7j6sL- Phone Skope Lollipop Universal Digiscoping kithttps://amzn.to/2ZK50zkConsider visiting our supporter @SlateBlackIndustries Discount Code \"9HOLE\" for MLOK accessoriesShopping on Amazon? When buying through this link we receive a small commission that goes on to help with production. jack57000 Posts: 32 Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2015 8:16 pm. Russia SVT38. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Sign up for the newsletter https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlackThe Winchester Model 1895 was John Moses Browning's last iteration of lever-action rifles that accommodated a full-power cartridge without using a tube-fed magazines. . I am typically anti military rifles, mainly because majority are mausers (boring). And how I wish somebody would issue a Russian 1895 replica, long fore end, sights graduated in lines, bayonet lug (and bayonet, if thats legal), clip guide, and all. Russian marks . Thats a very nice Russian Musket. Please confirm you want to mark all posts read, model 1894-second year MFG. This became the model 1895, and was initially offered in .30-40 caliber (as well as .38-72 and .40-72 black powder rounds, so Winchester could hedge their bet on smokeless powder). Description: Very RARE CALIBER 7.62MM. mr meunich,my name is frank richardson i live in florence alabama and i own a 1895 winchester manufatured around 1910.have you ever came aross one with a 1917 enfield barrel.chamber is unmarked.i can see the number 6 and faint outlines of flaming bomb beside front sight.has a circled vp proof mark and a large p under the forearm.any info would be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time. Nearly three quarters of production was in the Russian (293,000) and US (10,000) musket contracts. Skip to the beginning of the images gallery, SOLD - Rare Winchester Model 1895 - Russian Contract, 73 Plank Ave Paoli, I dont have much myself I assume you are familiar with Mercaldos Allied Rifle Contracts in America? Part of the Russian contract awarded to Winchester during WW1. Still, the 1895 was not originally intended to be a combat rifle, and its characteristic of exposing all the internals to intrusion of mud when being cycled must have resulted in problems for Russian soldiers who werent careful with it. I do actively use my 9.3 to hunt moose. -Woodrow F. Call, Lonesome Dove, Some of my favorite recipes start out with a handful of depleted counterbalance devices.-TXGunNut, Presbyopia be damned, I'm going to shoot this thing! Top. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk. Winchester Model 1895 Russian Contract MusketThis rifle was part of an order by Imperial Russia for 293,816 rifles delivered between 1915 and 1916, with this example made in 1916. A scarce Winchester Model 1895 Russian contract lever action musket. Do you like sweet [yet tasteful] gun morale patches? Join us every other Tuesday! From Forgotten Weapons' website, "In 1915, Russia was in serious need of small arms, and approached many of the major American factories. Bore is dark with lite pitting throughout. There are, as Janne stated, numerous Winchester 1895s in Finland. Winchester 1895 Russian Contract Stock Forearm markings question. These only come along once every blue moon. Pinned blade front sight, ladder rear sight graduated to 3,200 meters, full length finger groove forearm, upper handguard and carbine buttplate with compartment holding a pull through bore brush. Evil Bay and Gun Broker are the first choices and inquiring among folks that deal in Winchesters at gun shows sometimes will yield results, especially if you are a customer. Complete. This example, manufactured in 1916, is stamped with a Winchester proof above "7.62/ M.M." over the chamber, with Winchester's manufacturer information present on the left side. Russia then procured a contract to fill the gap until Remington and NEW could begin production of the m/91. John, did your book ever come out? The last two pics are the mystery markings, NOTE: first posts are subject to administrator approval before being displayed, WinchesterCollector.org Tryggve, Jonne: any chance of getting small parts, like the little brackets that you put the charging clips? Winchester produced approximately 426,000 Model 1895 rifles in total between 1895-1940. Todd Newport, I would be interested in buying your book when it comes out! I reached out to the Cody firearms museum and they had no info on it on their end either. Mechanically excellent. The Russian model looks almost exactly like the U.S. military version with the exception of a loading bridge so stripper clips could be used to load the magazine. Would like a copy when its done. The Winchester Model 1895 rifles was manufactured mainly between 1915-1917. Ricks right that there arent a lot of them out there in nice condition. I just once got to hunt w/ a 95 in .30-06, and I liked it! . Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. Retaining 85-90% plus blue finish showing scattered scratches, wear and light spotting. --- 38-55 cal--80% condition -- , More BS from "Selling Dad's Old Guns" Model 61's, When did the lyman 48T sight become available for the Model , Need a 98c peep sight for a model 65 rifle (.218 Bee). There's not a lot of info and I've requested more pictures, but I'm curious about the breakdown of Russian configurations. Standard Mosin-Nagant clips were used to reload the box magazine, making the process much quicker and easier than loading individual cartridges by hand. I know Ill find one eventually, or, hopefully come on to a junker at a gun show that I can buy and do some switching. The Winchester trademark is used with the permission and to the credit of Olin Corporation/Winchester Division. I definitely need to add one of these to my personal collection! 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