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September 11, 2008
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Hi folks,
I’ve just returned from a road trip through Italy and Spain in my motorhome and visited of course also the museum in Eibar. I found some interesting pieces there:
1. a Winchester M1873 copy “Tercerola Winchester 1873”
Manufactured by Fabrica de Oviedo in a quantity of 2500 pieces in the years 1891 and 1892 for the guard of Alfonso XIII and the 14th Corps of the Guardia Civil.
It should be noted that they apparently had an early 2nd model as a template, which was long outdated at the time.
2. A Russian M1895 with a peculiar attachment on the fore-end. Many M1895s went from Russia to Spain as support during the Spanish Civil War. But I can’t explain what the device is for. Maybe one of you knows it? Maybe it has something to do with the strange frontsight?
Best regards
Stefan
May 23, 2009
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Regarding the model 95, based on the front site not being factory and what is left of the rear sight is mounted backwards on the barrel. Whatever the device that is on the bottom of the forearm I doubt it anything produced by Winchester.
The Spanish and the Italians have been copying Winchesters for a very long time. Since the Henry Rifle came onto the scene.
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