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The stock was completely broken at the pistol grip area and repair had been attempted by wrapping it with wire. Originally a 26″ barrel, it had apparently been ran over and was crushed around 24″ and the resulting dent ran back to the 20″ mark. I offered $15 and ended up walking away with it for $25. I pointed out the barrel was crushed, the stock broken and I did not know if any parts were missing. It was in a bucket and completely disassembled, right down to the last pin. I found my shotgun in 1985 at a local swap meet. It is a “D” version, indicating the magazine follower is flat. A check with Winchester revealed the gun was made 1909.
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The shotgun shown is my personal Model 1897 and is of the takedown type. In fact they were so effective the German government complained the Model 97 Trench Gun was illegal because “it is especially forbidden to employ arms, projections, or materials calculated to cause unnecessary suffering” as defined by the Hague convention.Īn interesting side note - if the trigger is held to the rear, it will fire with each pump of the action. The trench version was used to good effect by American Doughboys in World War I. The longer barrel version was used by farmers and hunters, while the riot guns were used by both lawmen and gangsters alike. The trench gun added a ventilated handguard and bayonet lug. The barrel/magazine tube can now be separated from the receiver. Takedown is accomplished by pushing in the pin located at the end of the magazine, turning the assembly counterclockwise and then rotating a quarter of a turn to the left.
WINCHESTER MODEL 25 NUMRICH PLUS
Shell capacity was five plus one in the chamber. The gun came in fixed and takedown models.
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Like most early pump shotguns the ’97 had a single action bar as opposed to the dual action bars found on more modern designs. Over the years the Model ’97 was manufactured in several grades from fancy walnut and hand engraved receivers to the no-frills riot and trench models.