Who bought the 40-72?

[Kansas Ed]

There was a long listed 1895 in 40-72 on GB that sold two days ago...any of our membership buy it? I know there was a few who were looking.

Ed

[Mike D.]

T'weren't me, but I do have another .33 Winchester in mind. If it happens it will be numero cinco.

[Kansas Ed]

Good luck on the '86 Mike...I think I saw which one it was Wish I had the money myself...

Ed

[Mike D.]

Inexpensive, so far, Ed. I'm not holding my breath, though. We'll see how the cow ate the cabbage tomorrow.

[Mike D.]

I let that '86 go 'cause the price was going higher than the no finish gun was actually worth. I don't suscribe to the idea that ALL 1886 Winchesters are worth mucho dinero.

I see that Joe Salter sold a .40-72 '95 in the past few days, but I failed to check out his "wares" in the past few weeks. Don't know what it sold for. Mea culpa.

[KirkD]

Tapaderas has had a 95 in 38-72 for a long time, but it is not the tapered octagon version. For me, the 40-72 and the 38-72 with tapered octagon barrels are the most desirable '95's.

[Kansas Ed]

Tapaderas seems kinda high on that, considering it doesn't letter...It would be a nice shooter though, especially with that bore condition. I agree, I like the oct. barrels, but trying to find one in those calibers is tough enough without putting extra constraints on it

Sorry you didn't get it Mike.

Ed

[Mike D.]

I would consider those calibers only in a rapid taper octagon nickel steel barrel. They are hard to find and expensive. If I go to reno in a few weeks I might search for one, but will mostly be looking for late '86s in calibers and configurations that I do not have. Cabela's has my dream gun, but they aren't bargaining off their twice what the gun is REALLY worth. It's an EL in .50 EX and priced at $25K, down from $39K. Like me, they are dreaming.

[cowboykell]

Sorry Mike - you're not going to find an octagon nickel steel barrel...no such thing on a 1895.

[Kansas Ed]

Sorry Mike - you're not going to find an octagon nickel steel barrel...no such thing on a 1895.

I thought your post was intriguing, so I whipped out the Madis book. He says that they were offered as "special order only for the 38 and 40 calibers"...so probably non existent in reality, though still possible. I'd hate to think what one of them would go for

Ed

[Mike D.]

Both y'all are probably right, but, you never know with Winchester. They didn't much want to vary from the catalogued calibers, yet odd guns show up every now and then. Time and experience has told me that George really did not have all the answers.

[Sixgun]

My good friend Cimmeron Red has a stainless steel OCTAGON barrel on an 1894 (30 wcf) as these were not regular production items. Leroy Mertz has only seen one other in his days. I had this baby in my hands not too long ago and I tried to sneak it out of his house, but ole Reds kept a good eye on me.

I hear no oct. barrels were never made in 33 wcf but........it sure gives one a reason to keep looking.

Nickel steel was becoming regular issue after the turn of the century and it was Mike D. himself who educated me on that. While "nickel steel" was not stamped on the visible areas of black powder calibered barrels , it was stamped "mns" under the forend.-=--------Sixgun