I snagged this NIB Browning 1895 on Gunbroker last week. In 1984 Browning made 10,000 1895s in 30-06 and 30-40 Krag. Mine is one of the 6000 Grade I models they did in 30-06. These are exact reproductions of the famed Winchester 1895, which was the last lever action design John Browning did for Winchester and was the only one to feature a box magazine rather than the more traditional tubular. It was also the only lever action Browning designed exclusively for smokeless ammunition using Spitzer (pointed) bullets (hence the box magazine).
The 1895 was Teddy Roosevelt's favorite Winchester and in caliber 405 Winchester he called this gun his "Big Medicine" for lion. In 1908 the 1895 became the first commercially produced hunting rifle offered in 30-06.
The vast majority of 1895s (roughly 300,000) were made for the Russian army in the early 1900s. They were made in musket form and chambered in 7.62x54R.
The 1895 was Teddy Roosevelt's favorite Winchester and in caliber 405 Winchester he called this gun his "Big Medicine" for lion. In 1908 the 1895 became the first commercially produced hunting rifle offered in 30-06.
The vast majority of 1895s (roughly 300,000) were made for the Russian army in the early 1900s. They were made in musket form and chambered in 7.62x54R.
