Photo View: (8409-14-272) VERY INTERESTING CASED PRESENTATION WINCHESTER MODEL 95 RIFLE IN CALIBER 405

Exc bore, orig side mount Lyman 21 series receiver sight, shotgun style buttplate, sling eyes. Marked on the side of the receiver is 'Lyon and Lyon Calcutta'; a presentation plaque on top of the case is marked 'Lt. Col. Henry H. Mathias Presented by 1st Gordon Highlanders'. On the inside of the case is a presentation plaque: 'Lt. Col. Henry L.H. Johnson & Co., Aligarah U.P. India'. There's quite alot of documentation that goes along with this piece. One unique item on this gun is a mounting clamp on top of the front of the forearm believed to have been used to secure the gun on top of one of those Howda baskets used for riding on top of an elephant. Overall gun has seen some moderate use and has possibly been refinished a long time ago; most of that still remains however, it is starting to turn a plummish brown coloration. Still, a fine looking gun with an interesting history. Click to see a lot of info in google regarding Lt. Col. Mathias and the 1st Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders

A $ 5,500