Winchester Model 1895

Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Rifle · Discontinued · 1896

Weight (empty)3860 g (136.2 oz)
Overall Length1156 mm (45.51")
Barrel Length711 mm (27.99")
Magazine Capacity5 rounds
Action TypeLever Action
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity671 m/s (2201 fps)
Muzzle Energy2916 J (2151 ft·lbf)
Effective Range275 m (301 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: .30-40 Krag

The Winchester Model 1895 is a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Moses Browning and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company of New Haven, Connecticut from 1896 to 1940. Historically significant as the first lever-action rifle ever produced with a non-detachable box magazine in place of the traditional tubular magazine, the Model 1895 was the first lever gun capable of safely firing the pointed spitzer bullets used in modern smokeless-powder, high-pressure military cartr...

Country of Origin: United States

Designer: John Moses Browning