So what you have there is an 1895 Winchester that shoots 30-40 Krag ammo. This is the last lever action designed by John Browning for Winchester. The magazine allows for spitzer bullets since it has a stacked configuration instead of tubular. You apparently know that 30 US is another nomenclature for 30-40 Krag ammo. The gun itself is not a Krag Jorgensen, so this post may be moved to another topic labelled "Other Firearms".

This Winchester lever action never took off like the previous Winchesters. It came out when bolt actions were starting to take ahold. The Ordnance Department tried the design for the US Army, but was not accepted. However, the Russians were desperate for whatever they could get their hands on during The Great War and had Winchester build over 200,000 Model 1895 rifles in 7.62x54R cartridge, the same as their Mosin Nagant. Winchester made these rifles in other calibers including 30-06 and .405 Winchester (Theodore Roosevelt had an 1895 in this caliber).

It may have looked a little futuristic to firearms owners when it came out and the more traditional looking lever actions were more popular. I will have to tell you that I found out that my great grandfather had one that had left the family. When I found out about it I set my brother up to get it back and he now owns it, also in 30 US ammo. I would have gotten it, but I had just purchased a Krag Jorgensen. Below is a link to a post I had on this rifle under "Other Firearms" from this forum.

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