Winchester 1895 Top Handguard

milsurpguy · Aug 4, 2024

Looking for an original wood Winchester 1895 Top Handguard for a musket length 1895 lever action and will pay premium for such a rare item. I am also looking for expertise and advice on how to go about find them and info on them in general. There is no solid answer I could find online if they are interchangeable from the carbine models and the full length musket models . If you have an 1895 ( carbine or full length) but don't wish to sell your handguard, a measurement of how long it is from receiver to barrel band would be useful in my quest and much appreciated. Also if anybody has thoughts on whether a Krag-Jorgenson handguard could be a fit (they are visually very similar) that would be helpful.

I've attached some photos of one I found on a completed Ebay listing. Note the cutout for the sight is in the center unlike the NRA models that have it more centered towards the receiver.

Stu Lantz · Aug 7, 2024

milsurpguy said:
Looking for an original wood Winchester 1895 Top Handguard for a musket length 1895 lever action and will pay premium for such a rare item. I am also looking for expertise and advice on how to go about find them and info on them in general. There is no solid answer I could find online if they are interchangeable from the carbine models and the full length musket models . If you have an 1895 ( carbine or full length) but don't wish to sell your handguard, a measurement of how long it is from receiver to barrel band would be useful in my quest and much appreciated. Also if anybody has thoughts on whether a Krag-Jorgenson handguard could be a fit (they are visually very similar) that would be helpful.

I've attached some photos of one I found on a completed Ebay listing. Note the cutout for the sight is in the center unlike the NRA models that have it more centered towards the receiver.

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