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Video—I Have This Old Gun: Winchester 1895 (.30 U.S. Army)

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American Rifleman Staff

posted on October 28, 2019

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Take a look at the history of the Army's short-lived lever-action service rifle: the Winchester Model 1895. Yet another brainchild of the legendary John Moses Browning, the rifle's ingenious design was deemed just a little too complicated for field use. For more, check out this "I Have This Old Gun" segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV.

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