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November 19, 2006
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I was fascinated by this one. I’ve not seen anything quite like it. The forearm is most unusual of course. What also caught my eye was the threaded barrel cap. I had the same on a ’95 SRC I had almost 50 years ago. I traded that carbine off, but have regretted it. I may dig up some identifying details this weekend just to see if someone has it or has seen it.
Anyway, thoughts on this unusual M1895?
By the way, I like unusual M1895’s and here’s one I used to have. I’ve posted it before but probably not everyone has seen it. 32 inch special order barrel. Had been sent back to the factory a couple times.
December 9, 2002
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Steve,
I also find this one interesting and certainly have never seen one with two forearms and not mentioned in the letter! The fact that RIA, mentions the fact that it’s mention in the Winchester 1895 book, and both Rob and Brad feel it’s correct on page #272!
Tony
January 8, 2025
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That is neat. I’ve heard silencers were banned originally because of poaching deer on public lands. I don’t know, but I’m sure game wardens probably did lobby for it. That explains the threaded muzzle and the condition. I imagine it kept the table full.
August 27, 2014
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Not factory threaded, if that silencer was installed at the Winchester factory it would feature interrupted threads
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
President Harry S. Truman
November 7, 2015
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Could be interesting, may need to head for Bedford in a few weeks just to take in the eye candy. I’ll need to refresh my memory with the 1895 book between now and then. Odd that the long forearm and threaded barrel are not mentioned but I suppose someone may have run out of room or not noticed the cap on the muzzle threads. Point is they appear to be factory and that makes it interesting.
Mike
April 15, 2005
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Tedk said
Not factory threaded, if that silencer was installed at the Winchester factory it would feature interrupted threads
I concur. Winchester used a special lug that was attaached to the muzzle and the lug was machined with 1/4 turn interrupted threads for the Maxim Silencer.
Bert
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January 8, 2025
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Bert H. said
Tedk said
Not factory threaded, if that silencer was installed at the Winchester factory it would feature interrupted threads
I concur. Winchester used a special lug that was attaached to the muzzle and the lug was machined with 1/4 turn interrupted threads for the Maxim Silencer.
Bert
Thanks for that bit of education. Would you agree that the person who set that rifle up, was either very serious about putting game on the table, or took serious issue with his son-in-law?
April 15, 2005
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MidwestCrisis said
Bert H. said
Tedk said
Not factory threaded, if that silencer was installed at the Winchester factory it would feature interrupted threads
I concur. Winchester used a special lug that was attaached to the muzzle and the lug was machined with 1/4 turn interrupted threads for the Maxim Silencer.
Bert
Thanks for that bit of education. Would you agree that the person who set that rifle up, was either very serious about putting game on the table, or took serious issue with his son-in-law?
I suspect a hunter (poacher) who wished to remain undetected while dispatching his targets.
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January 8, 2025
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Bert H. said
MidwestCrisis said
Bert H. said
Tedk said
Not factory threaded, if that silencer was installed at the Winchester factory it would feature interrupted threads
I concur. Winchester used a special lug that was attaached to the muzzle and the lug was machined with 1/4 turn interrupted threads for the Maxim Silencer.
Bert
Thanks for that bit of education. Would you agree that the person who set that rifle up, was either very serious about putting game on the table, or took serious issue with his son-in-law?
I suspect a hunter (poacher) who wished to remain undetected while dispatching his targets.
Thank you for the confirmation Bert. Steve started this thread and no one has talked about the picture he shared of the 95 with the peep mounted on the butt. Was that a sort of a poor man’s schuetzen? Or something. People do silly things.
April 15, 2005
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Butt mounted vernier sights were commonly found on the Schuetzen rifles in the pre-1900 years.
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March 31, 2009
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Rear mounted vernier sights are also common on the long range target rifles too. Both of the Sharps rifles I own the have the position on the rear of the stock and they have shot gun butt plates. Here is a pic of the 1878 model. I also have an 1874 but no pic.
November 19, 2006
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Bert H. said
Butt mounted vernier sights were commonly found on the Schuetzen rifles in the pre-1900 years.
Note the great leap forward in the 1950’s when the rubber teething ring was invented (for Scheutzen style shooting).
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