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The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Trench Gun, Model 97 and M97, was a pump-action shotgun.
with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchester Model 1893 designed by John Browning. From 1897 until 1957, over one million of these shotguns were produced. The Model 1897 was offered in numerous barrel lengths and grades, chambered in 12 and 16 gauge, and as a solid frame or takedown. The 16-gauge guns had a standard barrel length of 28 inches, while 12-gauge guns were furnished with 30-inch length barrels. Special length barrels could be ordered in lengths as short as 20 inches, and as long as 36 inches. Since the time the Model 1897 was first manufactured it has been used by American soldiers, police departments, and hunters.
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Winchester Model 1897 Video
Different Grades of the Model 1897
| Grades of the Model 97 : |
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| Standard |
12,16 |
30,28 |
1897-1957 |
Plain walnut stock with steel buttplate |
| Trap |
12,16 |
30,28 |
1897-1931 |
Fancy walnut with checkering |
| Pigeon |
12,16 |
28 |
1897-1939 |
Same as Trap, but hand-engraved receiver |
| Tournament |
12 |
30 |
1910-1931 |
Select walnut; receiver top matte to reduce glare |
| Brush |
12,16 |
26 |
1897-1931 |
Shorter magazine, plain walnut without checkering, solid frame |
| Brush Takedown |
12,16 |
26 |
1897-1931 |
As above, but takedown frame |
| Riot |
12 |
20 |
1898-1935 |
Plain walnut, solid or takedown frame |
| Trench |
12 |
20 |
1917-1945 |
Same as riot gun but with heat shield and bayonet lug |
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