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April 9, 2025
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Fellow: I have an 1895 Winchester in 45/70. It. Looks brand new. only Winchester markings and address,But it says made in Japan. It don’t say by who?It has a tang safety on it. It is engraved with a cheynabyl stock. Generally if the are made by Miroku they say so. It is a beautiful rifle, both the stock and forearm are finely checkered. Does anyone else have one? The Bluing is sort of a Matt blue, instead of highly polished. The barrel says “Special Steel” your reply’s are appreciated.
December 21, 2006
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A couple of pictures and a ser# would be really helpful
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April 15, 2005
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Commissioner said
Fellow: I have an 1895 Winchester in 45/70. It. Looks brand new. only Winchester markings and address,But it says made in Japan. It don’t say by who?It has a tang safety on it. It is engraved with a cheynabyl stock. Generally if the are made by Miroku they say so. It is a beautiful rifle, both the stock and forearm are finely checkered. Does anyone else have one? The Bluing is sort of a Matt blue, instead of highly polished. The barrel says “Special Steel” your reply’s are appreciated.
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September 19, 2014
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Commissioner–That is MOST interesting! Being ‘Made in Japan’ makes it a different animal than the original 1895’s but still most interesting. Why? Because the listings of originals includes a couple supposedly made in that caliber. The distance between the sidewalls of the receiver are too narrow for a .45-70 rim to fit, let alone to fit into the box magazine. If Winchester made any back in the day, the receiver would necessitate a greater width to accomodate the caliber. To my knowledge, none of the originals annotated in unusual, non-standard calibers have shown up. I would surely like to see how Miroku (assuming they were the Japanese source of yours) accomplished the chambering. Please follow up on this as it may fill in a few more blanks. Tim
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