Manufactured in 1915. The rifle has a raised beaded blade front sight and an adjustable sporting type rear sight. The left rear side of the barrel is stamped "-NICKEL STEEL BARREL-/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER" followed by "405 W.C.F." at the breech. The left side of the receiver has the two line address patent dates marking. The factory proof is stamped on the barrel and receiver at the breech. The upper tang has the three line model and trade mark information and the lower tang has the serial number. Mounted on a plain Schnabel forearm with ebony insert and straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate. One seldom finds these powerful .405 WCF Model 1895s with crescent buttplates. Most were delivered with shotgun butts due to the severe recoil. Very scarce!

Very good as refinished overall with half of the dull blue remaining. Some pitting is visible under the blue. The wood is reoiled with a few minor handling marks. Mechanically fine.