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Posted By: RAS RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
All:

I don't think I showed my 1895 here yet. Here are the details.

SN:707X
Has 'JM' stamp on barrel.
Buttstock and buttplate have serial number stamped on it.
Forearm doesn't have any markings, but I believe it is 100% original.
22 inch barrel.
Full buckhorn rear sight. Marbles 65?
I think tang sight is a Savage #18.
No extra holes on gun anywhere.
No cracks in the wood or metal.
Everything works great.
The best part, nice clean bore and head space is fine.
The gun is very useable. I would love to bag a buck with it.
For a genuine 1895, it is a tight gun and a real gem.

Thinking about selling it. Just not there quite yet.


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Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
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Posted By: JeffG Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
Sweet! That's as "honest" as they get! I'm envious.
Posted By: Southern_WI_Savage Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
Nice rifle. Thanks for posting!
Would be nice to know if it letters as 22".
A few more pics of the fore would be interesting too.

Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
I will try to get more photos when I can.

The bore on this gun is the best I have seen out of any gun under 90,000. Vast majority of them are dark. This one is pretty darn shiney. It is a great, usable hunting rifle.
Posted By: ilikemilitaria Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
Originally Posted by JeffG
Sweet! That's as "honest" as they get! I'm envious.


you bet! me too smile

thanks for sharing pics!

dave
Posted By: BLR358WIN Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
V nice! This might be a dumb question but what caliber is it? I've never seen one before
Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
Did any 1895s come in 30-30??

Anyone hear of one?
Posted By: Lightfoot Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
Originally Posted by RAS
Did any 1895s come in 30-30??

Anyone hear of one?


Not so far!
Posted By: Calhoun Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/19/17
None in 30-30, all in 303 Savage. Nice gun, I'd love to see a pic of that with a deer or three.
Posted By: Longbeardking Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
Originally Posted by RAS
Did any 1895s come in 30-30??

Anyone hear of one?


ALL WERE .303
Posted By: Plab Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
hey that looks just like my two.

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Posted By: 1899sav Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
Jeff
Very Nice. Looks well cared for.
Steve
Posted By: Loggah Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
Well, i'll pretend i'm Jed for a moment and say not a lot of original finish left,and cheeks have been sanded! other then that a good original worn rifle .I have a few like that myself, and it would be nice if they could talk. Don
Posted By: JeffG Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
I think that's why we tolerate each other so well...there's bound to be at least one good story underneath all the rough exterior.
Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
For those that have an 1895, how much space is between the rear sight dovetail and the receiver?
Posted By: FUG1899 Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
I checked a few and all had 5.5"from the rear of the rear sight to the receiver
Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
Originally Posted by FUG1899
I checked a few and all had 5.5"from the rear of the rear sight to the receiver


FUG1899,

Just like mine. Thanks.

Remember you saying that you got a 71 in 33?

Well, there is a possibility that a Savage 1895 was factory chambered in 30 WCF. wink

And it is also possible that it had a 22 inch barrel.

Posted By: FUG1899 Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
In the 1895 catalog it list Sporting Rifles from 26-32"barrel and Carbines in 15" and 20" in 303 and .30 cal.U.S.Gov. In the 1897 catalog it list Sporting Rifles
26-30" Carbines in 20" and 22" also 303or .30cal.U.S. Government Smokeless Power NEVER SAY NEVER.
Posted By: gnoahhh Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
In 1895 the .30 U.S.Gov't was the .30-40 Krag, which later became .30 Army when the .30-06 came out and was given the .30 Gov't moniker. I don't see how they could've shoehorned a Krag cartridge into the Savage.

I'll bet if some weisenheimer dangled enough money in front of the Savage folks in 1895-1898 they would've done one up in the then new .30WCF (.30-30).
Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
Fug1899,

PM sent
Posted By: Calhoun Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/20/17
30-30 came out in 1895, so I can't conceive of a reason for Savage doing an 1895 In it. Heck, they wouldn't even stamp the name of 30WCF on them when they did come out in 1899's, Savage was stamping 30 SAV on them.

But, never say never.
Posted By: oldgunsmith Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/21/17
I have a letter on an early Savage 1899, and it took 14 months from the time it was ordered to be shipped from the warehouse.

In the period of transition from Marlin producing the lever gun.... back to Savage, can't help but think there were some guns that weren't assembled until Savage got up and running. Creating a delay, of God knows how long. Ya'll know more about this than I do, I'm just a beginner.

Like gnoaah said, money will get you anything !! Calhoun said all when he said "never say never".
Posted By: sqweeler Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/21/17
P.T. Barnum
Posted By: Plab Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/22/17
5.5 " here to

plab
Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/22/17
Plab,

Our rifles are nearly triplets. 22 inch barrels and crescent butt plates.

The front sight on mine looks like your top pictured rifle.

The only thing different about mine is the chambering.

Take care...
Posted By: ctw Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/22/17
RAS
Do you have a picuture of the bbl address handy?
Posted By: Plab Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/22/17
did I miss something ? are you saying yours is a 30-30 win ?
if so? you need a letter.

plab
Posted By: RAS Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/22/17
CTW,

I will PM you more pictures after I get a few more.
Posted By: 300Savage303 Re: RAS's 1895 - 03/22/17
Fug1899
I sent you a pm
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