Winchester 1895 Saddle Ring Carbine
Winchester are producing a limited run saddle carbine version of the famous Winchester 1895 lever action chambered in .30-40 Krag (Caleb: They must have heard you loud and clear).
The Winchester 1895 was designed by JMB and made famous by Roosevelt when he used it, chambered in .405 Winchester, on his African safari.
The Saddle Ring Carbine has a 4+1 internal box magazine, 22″ barrel and weights 8 lbs 2 oz. The MSRP is $1639.99 and only 501 will be produced. This is not the first time a Saddle Ring Carbine has been manufactured by Winchester, although I am not sure how long ago the last run was.
I have an orriginal 1895 winchester 30/40 krag, it has “PERRY” stamped on the barrel. It has the saddle ring and some mother of pearl inlay on the fore end of the stock. It still shoots. I have been wondedring what its value is?. It a sweet old piece.
i’ve been wanting one of those Russian contract ones too, badly enough to taste it. there’s just something about a box magazine lever gun that makes me go, “WHY doesn’t one of the SASS-gun repro companies have that in their regular product lineup?”
(and never mind that the cowpoke era was on its last legs in 1895. i can’t be the only guy who wants one of these things, and the SASS gunmakers have the most experience with technology of at least roughly that era.)
That’s the one I wanted! I was always hoping to find a “beater” M1895 at a gunshow that was a Russian contract one that made it back. I read a story about a guy who got one as a war bring back in Korea.
When Winchester reintroduced this model, before the closure at New Haven, they had a survey on their website asking which caliber it should be produced in, and I picked 7.62x54R, since .30-40 Krag was already available.
Matt: Speaking of obscure, and Russian parts, how about a Russian contract M1895 chambered in 7.62x54r?
They were last produced in 2006, and a .30-06 version was produced for it’s 100th year. I love these and have always wanted one because I adore the obscure, but $1640 MSRP? Maybe I’m just cheap, but JEEZ! Can’t they get some of these parts built in Italy or Croatia or Russia or somewhere?!