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Member Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
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Really neat rifle!
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"Born in 1894"
I wonder what State Militia or ? had these at that late date.
Does Winchester do "Letters" like S&W does?
Probably something on the internet telling what agency ordered these during that time.
Really Interesting Rifle...
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A bunch of them were bought by a South American military in the early 1900s, and then were found in a warehouse unused in the 1950s and then returned to the US in nearly new condition. This is NOT one of those. This one has its own history to tell.
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It is old enough to get a Cody letter. You could special order about anything from Winchester. Please tell me the bore is a sewer pipe so I won't like it so much.
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Bore is a bit dark, and there's a little pitting, but can still see sharp rifling in there. The rifle is 127 years old, that's almost as old as Shrapnel.
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Cool as hell is what that is.
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High capacity and an evil bayonet. Dont let Biden see it.
Cool gun.
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Nice rifle, nicer wall. donsm70
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Looks like the 3rd variation Musket, standard 30 inch barrel. 44 wcf. (44-40) caliber only. Nice Honest Antique!
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One and only price drop to $3500.
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Turnbull and his artisans could make that thing look real nice.
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Turnbull and his artisans could make that thing look real nice. It’d be a shame to mess with that gun, looks perfect just as it is.
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Turnbull and his artisans could make that thing look real nice. It’d be a shame to mess with that gun, looks perfect just as it is. To each his own….
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3 rd variation, approximately between serial # 90,000-720,610.
The first Variation is extremely rare at approximately 500 mfg.
Not sure production numbers for 2nd. and 3rd variations.
Some went to the Canadian RCMP.
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