Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2023 : Sale A1123 Lot 735
A SCARCE EARLY .40-72 WINCHESTER SPORTING RIFLE, MODEL 1895 FLAT-SIDE, serial no. 602,

Product Details

A SCARCE EARLY .40-72 WINCHESTER SPORTING RIFLE, MODEL 1895 'FLAT-SIDE', serial no. 602,
for 1896, with 26in. tapering blued round barrel marked on the top 'MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN CONN USA', dove-tailed beaded blade fore-sight, buckhorn rear-sight, early type flat sided action with rounded top to the bolt, central hammer, the top-tang marked 'WINCHESTER MODEL 1895', walnut butt-stock with crescent heel-plate, early type finger-lever, walnut splinter fore-end with ebony tip, the whole retaining a strong amount of original faded finish



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Estimate £2,000-3,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament