Log In
July 22, 2018
Offline
Looking at a Model 95 in 35 Win. 24 inch sporting rifle — having a debate with the owner (a friend) about the sight arrangement. He doesn’t know and isn’t trying to represent originality one way or the other.
will try to post a couple pictures of the sight in question—serial 425511 Question:: is there any chance this Lyman reciever sight is an original from the factory?? It’s totally odd to me Will look forward to your input PH
July 22, 2018
Offline
Now that I get a good look at the pictures it appears like it was meant to mount on the LH side and the “gunsmith” must have installed it on the wrong side. Certainly looks “goofy”. PH
April 30, 2023
Offline
Are you sure he didn’t send pics that have been (accidentally) horizontally flipped?
April 15, 2005
Offline
Paul H said
Now that I get a good look at the pictures it appears like it was meant to mount on the LH side and the “gunsmith” must have installed it on the wrong side. Certainly looks “goofy”. PH
I agree, and the odds of that sight being original to that rifle are .0001%
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
July 22, 2018
Offline
Thank you guys. I’ll get my hands on it soon—although it’s little goofy the price is reasonable and it comes with a ton of ammo and reloading stuff. There’s also an early 71 special rifle in the discussion. PH
April 30, 2023
Offline
Just go get it and bring us back more pics! 
July 22, 2018
Offline
Thanks Jeremy. I probably will end up with it eventually—I have actually been negotiating with him for several years—friend of a family friend. He sold me a really nice solid frame Model 55 30 WCF in 90% condition with exceptional wood several years ago and we started negotiating on this one way back then. Don’t want to hurry anything🤠— have been concerned mostly about the odd sight arrangement. PH
April 30, 2023
Offline
Paul H said
Thanks Jeremy. I probably will end up with it eventually—I have actually been negotiating with him for several years—friend of a family friend. He sold me a really nice solid frame Model 55 30 WCF in 90% condition with exceptional wood several years ago and we started negotiating on this one way back then. Don’t want to hurry anything🤠— have been concerned mostly about the odd sight arrangement. PH
Ah….protracted negotiations! 
If anything, the sight is a cool oddity if it’s truly a LH version! I’m still interested if someone knows more about it…
July 22, 2018
Offline
It’s a 1931 “ish” date of manufacture—so a complete letter won’t be available to help or confuse the issues. The 1895 book from Kassab and Dunbar has a lot of great pictures and info but I don’t find anything in it that resembles or would 
make me believe it is OEM. It’s a nice clean representative sample in an interesting caliber. PH
July 3, 2020
Offline
That’s a Lyman 48… 1st version w/ external spring. Lyman 48 sights have application markings typically on the back of the sight…this marking verifies what the sight was originally intended to fit. (Note: I don’t find a 48 listed for the Winchester 95). There should also matching markings on the back of the slide and inside the channel the slide fits in. A Lyman mounted on the right side of a receiver isn’t uncommon. As far as factory, that would be a Cody letter away. When/if you get the rifle in hand, removing the sight is pretty simple. Checking the holes drilled in the receiver can help in authenticity of factory installation… good luck.. Ben
November 19, 2006
Offline
I don’t think the Lyman 48 is mounted backwards as many of them were mounted on the right side of a receiver.
That doesn’t mean I believe Lyman made this sight for the Model 1895 Winchester.
July 22, 2018
Offline
Thanks for the input. The Lyman 48 is actually a good sight. Oddly enough sometime back I ended up with a similar situation with a model 61 Winchester 22 that came to me with a “wrong side” mounted model 48 that was poorly D&T’d & installed—it really looked odd on a 61 pump— esp on the RH side.
Question:::: If this Model 95 was manufactured in 1931 will a complete Cody letter be available?? PH
1 Guest(s)
