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Offline kevin.303

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Russian/Soviet model 95 winchesters
« on: October 11, 2003, 07:33:40 PM »
i ran across a reference on the web yesterday about model 95's sold to russia for the czar's army. they where7.62x54 and they took delivery of over 300,000 i think. apparantly there are a lot of these still in russia today and would drop the price of these beauties low if they are dumped on the market. has anyone everowned or even seen one of these? do they russian markings?
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Russian Winchester M1895 rifles
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2003, 07:54:01 PM »
Yes, Kevin,

I saw a sample of the Winchester M1895 chambered for 7.62x54 Russian at a gun show (or was it a weapons museum?) several years ago.

As I recall, it was pretty beat up, what with having seen WWI trench warfare, and then soldiered on thru late WWII.

There were some minor cyrillic markings added by the Russians, I think, and a bridge device that permitted stripper clip loading of Moisin-Nagant 5-round clips.  Other than that, it looked like a full-stocked M1895 musket, with long forearm wood and bayonet mount.

I remember seeing last year a web page some guy posted showing photos of his Russian M1895 Winchester too.  Try a search using 1895 Winchester Russian, or some such combination.

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Russian/Soviet model 95 winchesters
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2003, 11:38:28 AM »
In the late 50's and early 60s,Ye Olde Hunters Lodge
in Virginia sold the Model 95 Win. in 7.62x54 for 35 dollars.

      Russia sent several thousand Model 95 Win. to the Loyalists in Spain,some of those were sent to Finland in 1940.After WW2 Finland sold their Model 95s to their citizens for hunting.

      I believe the ones sold in the U.S.A. were aquired from Spain.

      WC
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US army use of M95 in 7.62x54R
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2003, 03:00:26 AM »
Several years ago, the magazine Military History, had an article on the invasion of Archangel, Russia, by American forces, shortly after WWI. They were supporting White Russian armies operating in the area.  My recollection is that they were armed with 1895 Winchesters, chambered for the Russian ammo.  What happened to those rifles after the troops returned might be an interesting line of inquiry.
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Russian/Soviet model 95 winchesters
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2003, 05:04:10 PM »
The American expedition to Archangel was armed with 7.62x54 caliber rifles,however they were Mosin-Nagant Model 91s manufactured by Remington and Westinghouse.

    The reason for the American expedition was to prevent the vast stores of M-Ns and ammo at Archangel from being captured by the Reds.

    300,000 Model 95 Winchesters were ordered by and shipped to Russia.

    Russia sent 30,000 Model 95s to Spain in the 30s. Germany sent unknown numbers of captured 95s to Ireland in 1916.

    Who knows where the balance of the Russian order is?

     If I remember correctly the Russian contract amounted to about 66
percent of the Model 95 production.

     WC
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