Well, I went a little crazy today and purchased a new rifle. It's described by the seller as:

"Winchester 1895 405 cal. TEXAS SPECIAL EDITION, 24 inch round barrel, case colored receiver and butt plate. Deluxe checkering, gold trigger, buckhorn rear sight, A+ fancy walnut. New in box with papers. Serial number: xxxxxTEX95"

Of course, this is one of the recent production rifles. I've never heard of a Winchester Model 1895 TEXAS SPECIAL EDITION before. Notice the "TEX95" in the serial number. I haven't got a clue as to when they were originally offered or why. Anyone have any info?

Anyway, I just couldn't stand seeing Osa with her 1895 in .405 Winchester any longer. I had to have one to play with. It should be fun to fool around with. Here's the seller's photos of the rifle:

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Looks like I'll be needing to buy some cases, bullets and reloading dies fairly soon! I guess I'll have to just suffer through the ordeal!!... grin grin grin

Cheers! grin
-Bob F.