I recently acquired a mode 1895 Savage and was told to come here for info from the experts. There are so many variations and things to learn and I do not want to represent my gun for something that it isn’t. Anyways the photos are below of my gun (the one with the scope). It is SN 6392. It has very nice figured wood and a shotgun style butt plate. The gun is in very good condition, but unfortunately someone drilled the side for the scope mount.

What I’m trying to figure out is if the stock is original to the gun or is a 99 stock that was added later. Some of the premium grade engraved 1895s I’ve seen have very similar stocks and the side panel with the point. The stock on my gun has a stamp in it that has the number 12003 or 13003. My initial thought after seeing this was that the stock was added later in the guns life, but after looking at a bunch of 95s with similar stocks I thought it might actually be right.

There is a premium 95 coming up for sale (last photo) in the Rock Island auction that is very similar to my gun except it is engraved. That gun is SN 7127, but on the stock had a serial number of 13890. Is this another gun with a later stock, or am I missing something here?

https://www.rockislandauction.com/d...age-deluxe-model-1895-lever-action-rifle

Could my gun be right? What do I have? Could you order a 1895 with premium wood without the engraving? Is there any records I could find for reference of how this gun was shipped from the factory?

Thanks in advance!

Travis Bryant


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