San Juan Hill WINCHESTER M1895 .30 US C&R Lever Rifle TEDDY ROOSEVELT Krag Lever Action REPEATING Rifle .30 US (.30-40 Krag)

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San Juan Hill WINCHESTER M1895 .30 US C&R Lever Rifle TEDDY ROOSEVELT Krag

Lever Action REPEATING Rifle .30 US (.30-40 Krag)

Here we present a C&R Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Rifle, manufactured in 1900 in New Haven, Connecticut, and chambered in .30 U.S., also known as the .30-40 Krag. 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 Winchester 1866. 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 John Moses Browning and featured a rear locking bolt as in his previous designs dating back to the Winchester Model 1886. The M1895 was the strongest lever-action rifle Winchester had produced, designed to handle the increased pressures generated by the more powerful smokeless powder cartridges entering common use at the time of its introduction.

There were 425,881 Model 1895s produced. At around serial number 5000, a new receiver profile was introduced which had fluted 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.

The Model 1895 rifle in .30 US is most commonly associated today with former President Theodore Roosevelt and the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. However, it was also used by many famed hunters and adventurers, including Martin and Osa Johnson, Charles Cottar, and author Stewart Edward White. Gerrit Forbes, first cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt, recommended the M1895 to Theodore Roosevelt who took two M1895 chambered in .405 rifles with him on his 1909 safari to East Africa. These were also used by Texas & Arizona Rangers.

The overall condition is fine. Original blue finish. The action is excellent. The bore is in very good condition with strong rifling. The walnut stock shows use and remains solid.

Own the original! This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 28 inches.

Caliber: .30 U.S. (.30-40 Krag)

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

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$3000
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