C&R · II · 678
Winchester Model 1895, 1899–1938
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 22 ↗
Winchester, Model 95, all original, mfd. from 1899 to 1938, with 16" or longer barrel and 26" or longer overall length.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “all original”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 16" or longer barrel and 26" or longer overall length”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1899–1938 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. from 1899 to 1938”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: outside reference ²
- Action
- LeverBasis: outside reference ³
- Caliber
- .30-40 Krag, .303 British, .30-06, 7.62×54mmR, .35 WCF, .405 WCFBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Made
- 1899–1938Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 22 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1895” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
- 2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1895” ↗, type: infobox type Lever-action rifle
- 3. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1895” ↗, action: infobox action Lever-action
- 4. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1895” ↗, calibers: infobox cartridge: .30-40 Krag, 7.62×54mmR, .303 British, .30-06 Springfield, .35 WCF, .405 Winchester
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester M1895 transparent.png” by Source, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1895”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Winchester Model 1895 is an American lever-action repeating firearm developed and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in the late 19th century, chambered for a number of full-size military and hunting cartridges such as 7.62×54mmR, .303 British, .30-03, .30 Army, .30-06, .35 Winchester, .38-72 Winchester, .40-72 Winchester and .405 Winchester.