Item Gone: FS/FT Winchester 1897 16 ga trench shotgun

[Dolfan1972]

Item Name: FS/FT Winchester 1897 16 ga trench shotgun

Location: Dallas

Zip Code: 30157

Item is for: Sale or Trade
Sale Price: 400
Trade Value or Items Looking For: 500. Ruger mark iv lite or other 22 handguns

Willing to Ship: No

Bill of Sale Required?: No

Item Description: Winchester model 1897, 16 ga trench shotgun. 28 inch barrel. Fully functional and smooth action. Please don’t offer less as I have seen ones go for this price for parts.. Thanks for looking.

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[StuP]

Takedown model, as well.

 

[longrangedog]

Where do you get "trench"?

 

[Dolfan1972]

Not really up on specs. Got this from a friend also.. what is the takedown? Thanks

 

[Dolfan1972]

Where do you get "trench"?

World War 1 trench shotgun with J.M. Browning design.. from the 1893

 

[Dolfan1972]

Trench shotguns have 20 inch barrels, heat shields and bayonet lugs. I don't think they made any in 16 gauge, but I might be wrong. The take down means the shotgun can be broken down into 2 pieces.

They did.. I looked it up on the internet. They actually had 3 different sized barrels. The 12 gauge hade a 30 inch barrel

 

[longrangedog]

What you are selling is a standard Winchester Model 1897 16 gauge take down shotgun and your price is reasonable for it. If it were a "trench 1897" it would be worth 8 or 10 times what you're asking. You can use the serial number to find the year manufactured. Good luck with selling it.

 

[Dolfan1972]

Ok. Thanks. I really wasn’t aware of that. Don’t want to misrepresent item. It was made in 1906. Thanks again. Going to change post now.

 

[Dolfan1972]

Have to change an error. Another trader enlightened me to the fact that the 1897 Winchester I have listed is a standard model 1897, not a trench. I apologize to everyone for the error.

 

[Dolfan1972]

What you are selling is a standard Winchester Model 1897 16 gauge take down shotgun and your price is reasonable for it. If it were a "trench 1897" it would be worth 8 or 10 times what you're asking. You can use the serial number to find the year manufactured. Good luck with selling it.

Thanks again for enlightening me.. I feel like an idiot. Should have researched more.. just did.. trenches have heat shields, bayonet lugs and swivels.. Damn..