This is a truly unique example of a presentation Winchester Model 1895 Carbine that was manufactured in 1937. The included factory letter states: "The subject gun was built for and purchased by Col. Walter Seigmund, general sales manager of the Winchester Arms Company to be given to Mr. Rusty Casteel, vice president of Winchester Arms Company, in 1937". The letter further states that Winchester manufactured 16 Model 1895 carbines in 1937, 17 in 1938 and 1 carbine in 1940. The carbine has a full blue finish and varnished walnut, military style forearm with grasping grooves, hand guard and stock with carbine butt. The right side of the receiver is engraved: "FROM/THE COLONEL and his LADY VIRGINIA/TO/"RUSTY" CASTEEL/APRIL 3, 1937" in five lines. The barrel is fitted with a ramp front sight with sheet steel front sight cover. The rear sight is the standard military style folding leaf with 1000 yard ramp and 1800 yard leaf. A sling ring is mounted on the left side of the receiver. The buttplate has a sliding trap. The top of the receiver is stamped with the oval "W/P" Winchester proofmark followed by ".30/ARMY". The left side of the receiver is roll-stamped with the elongated Winchester New Haven address and 1895-1907 patent dates. The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped: "MODEL 95/-WINCHESTER-/TRADE MARK REG.U.S. PAT. OFF & FGN" in three lines. The serial number is stamped on the lower receiver tang behind the trigger. This unique, presentation, Model 1895 carbine is one of the very last examples of the Model 1895 Winchester manufactured.

Excellent plus. The carbine retains 99% of the original blue finish. Some very minor cycling scuff marks are present on the sides of the magazine and loading lever and some very minor finish loss on the heel of the buttplate and the top of the bolt. The stock, forearm and hand guard are also in excellent plus condition with all of the original finish remaining. The factory engraving on the right side of the receiver is crisp and sharp. This is a unique and fully documented example of a Winchester Model 1895 carbine with presentation engraving and special front sight. The writer has never seen another 95 carbine like this one!