1895 Winchester questions

[GUTS]

A friend of mine brought out his 1895 Winchester to the range the other day, it appears to be the sporting model because of the schnaible(spelled wrong?)forend with the black insert. It is stamped SRC on the lever. Someone told him it was a San Juan Hill rifle because of the SRC stamp, I said it means saddle ring carbine, is this correct? It is also marked .30 US on the top of the barrel and I looked at one other that has .30 ARMY marked on the top of the barrel. Why the two different markings for the same 30-40 Krag caliber?

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[browningautorifle]

A saddle ring carbine is different from a sporting rifle. The US on the top could mean US acceptance, where is it stamped? What's the barrel length? The .30 Army and .30-40 should be the same thing. Got pics? Just a few...

[GUTS]

On the top of the barrel in front of the reciever ring where the caliber stamp is it is marked 30 US. I'll see if he will let me get some photos. I guess the forearm could have been replaced. It also has the climin Lyman rear sight.

[browningautorifle]

If we can get some pics it will be way easier to identify.

[RCS]

There are some records of the Winchester 1895 in SRS and the Winchester Collectors in Cody Wy might have something - it will cost some money either way

[GUTS]

Here are some pictures of the rifle. It has KSM stamped on the lever, not SRC, and another three letter mark on the hammer that looks like it's overstamped on something, I can't quite make it out. I measured the barrel and it is 27" from the muzzle to the reciever ring. It also has a B on the bottom of the lever. Sorry about the sideways pics, I don't know why they came out that way.

[RCS]

that Lyman No 21 receiver sight is worth something, you should be get serial number checked, there may be records that will show how the rifle left the factory and to where it was shipped and the date.

[GUTS]

http://http://www.rarewinchesters.co...model_95.shtml

Check the fourth rifle down, it has the KSM stamp. Do you think the furniture has at some point been switched out to the sporting configuration and it is the same rifle as this one? The serial number is 22959 and it has the 1898 patent date on the reciever. I cannot find the KSM stamp on the barrel so maybe it has been changed also.

[GUTS]

I checked more closely and it doesn't have the US stamped on the top of the reciever and the only KSM marked parts are the lever and possibly the hammer, so more than likely it is a sporting rifle with a replacement lever and hammer, this is what I can gather from looking at the rifle.

[RCS]

The Winchester barrel proof with the oval W P together started in 1905. That 27 inch barrel is an odd length, but back then you could order almost any length or else it was cut back. The Winchester collectors can tell if it was cut and the location of the front sight