Originally Posted by sharps4590
I believe I do remember someone offering replacement locks but for the life of me don't remember who. Mine were both flinters and I never had any trouble with either lock. If my memory hasn't completely failed me Dixie offered a conversion from flint to percussion that required no more than unscrewing the flash hole liner and screwing in the drum & nipple and replacing the lock. I don't believe it was intended for frequent use.


Yes sir! Dixie did offer the conversion kit!

Here's the Dixie add I received today mentioning the rifle!

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Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester

"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."

WS