Looking for a Winchester 1895 Russian contract

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Always been looking for a Russian contract Winchester 1895, just wondering if anyone try to sale it? I would love to purchase. And if anyplace in Canada I could possibly found one? Thank you for helping.
 
I have seen a few for sale over the years in Canada. They don't come up often, and the condition varies greatly. Also expect a pretty large price tag, several thousand dollars range. Last I saw I think sold around 4k ish.
 
There is one in an upcoming auction.
Wards Auctions, #2192. Current bid is $1700.
 
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tiriaq said:
There is one in an upcoming auction.
Wards Auctions, #2192. Current bid is $1700.
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From the pic, that one looks to be refinished.

Very well done.

I saw those when they first came into Canada. I had the opportunity to pick through a batch, which wasn't going to the US. None of them looked like that as far as exterior condition goes. Even the "select" rifles destined for the US didn't look that good.

Roscoe, the opportunity is still there, the auction hasn't finished.

Is it out of your price range???? With such a relatively rare rifle, this one will likely be quite pricey. More than I would want to pay.
 
Many years ago, I would visit Williams Gunsight in Davison, Michigan. They had a large retail store, a 100y range, and another building for commercial sales. In that building, I viewed a stack of the Russian 1895 Winchesters. They were a sorry lot, rode hard and put away wet.
I understand they went to Russia during WW1, then wound up in Finland and were used during the Finn's independence struggles. I suppose some were used again in 1940.
Williams used to publish a booklet on sporterizing military rifles, featuring their sights on the conversions. The '95s were featured.
 
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