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It’s really hard to tell. In my opinion, it is an 1895 carbine. It looks like a necked case cartridge to me, I will say .30 Army (.30-40 Krag).
As always, your mileage may vary…
I call myself a collector as it sounds better than hoarder
I agree with Bill. The cartridge belt is clearly looped for a bottleneck cartridge, since it has a loop for the base of the case and another smaller diameter loop for the neck. .30-40, .30-06 ? Great photos!
Bill Hockett said
It’s really hard to tell. In my opinion, it is an 1895 carbine. It looks like a necked case cartridge to me, I will say .30 Army (.30-40 Krag).
Could be, but the Rangers were issued quite a few ’95s in .30-06.
I thought they looked bigger than a 30-06 – but maybe he was just a smaller size guy…
The Texas Rangers of that era also carried Winchester Model 1894 Saddle Ring Carbines. Nearly 20-years ago, Little John Gangle auction auctioned off the Charlie Shriner collection of Texas Ranger arms and accouterments, and there were more than a dozen Model 1894 SRCs that sold. In the early 1940s, the Texas Rangers rearmed themselves with Model 94 Carbines. I have at least (6) 1941 production Carbines in my survey that are attributed to the Texas Ranger that they were issued to.
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Bert H. said
The Texas Rangers of that era also carried Winchester Model 1894 Saddle Ring Carbines. Nearly 20-years ago, Little John Gangle auction auctioned off the Charlie Shriner collection of Texas Ranger arms and accouterments, and there were more than a dozen Model 1894 SRCs that sold.
I was privileged to see that fabulous collection, or part of it, in the early ’70s when I spent a week-end at the YO ranch. Now, it’s been turned into a mega-resort, but then, there were a just a few very rustic guest cottages. Somehow, I struck up a conversation with Mr. Shriner, which turned to guns, as a result of which I was ushered into his gun room–which wasn’t, I’m pretty sure, part of the regular program for guests. Don’t really remember much about the collection, except that it was overwhelming, & that it would have taken far longer than the short time I was there to see it all. Don’t believe I’ve remembered this incident before now.
What I remember more clearly was the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, which I made a point of visiting every time I drove through Waco. Wouldn’t be surprised if some of the collection wound up there.
The Arizona Rangers equipped themselves with 1895 carbines in .30-40 Krag. The cartridges in his belt look longer than a .30WCF but I can’t get it to a big enough image or fine enough resolution to tell. If he was a Texas Ranger I imagine he would have been a big fella. I met a cowboy at the JA Ranch at Palo Duro canyon who must have been 7′ tall without the Stetson!,
Maybe it’s the angle but they look to me to be longer than the rifle butt…
On a ’73 saddle ring crescent a 30-06 is around an inch shorter.
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