Winchester 97 (M97 Trench Repro)
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Winchester 97 (M97 Trench Repro)
Just figured I would share this build I am currently working on. It started life as a Winchester 97 (production date 1907) and was reincarnated as a M97 Trenchgun replica. Cut the barrel to 20 inches, added heat shield with bayo lug, new furniture and refinished the gun/wood. All I need to finish is the butt plate, rear sling swivel and leather sling. Figured it was this or buy a repro Norinco and it seem wrong to not at least start with the same model gun they originally started life as. [img2=][/img2]
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Re: Winchester 97 (M97 Trench Repro)
^ thanks Buffman, like that SBS you built as well, the color scheme looks good.
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Re: Winchester 97 (M97 Trench Repro)
Very nice. Will is slam fire?
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Re: Winchester 97 (M97 Trench Repro)
Very nice. Will is slam fire?
Jay Wolf
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Re: Winchester 97 (M97 Trench Repro)
Wasn't sure that is why I asked. I knew the trench guns do but not sure about commercial versions.
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Re: Winchester 97 (M97 Trench Repro)
^ The M97 used by the military was a commercial produced version that got modified for military use by the Ordnance Corp. As far as I know there were no military contracts out for them like the Garands, Carbines and 1911s. Would be cool to own a shotgun made by IBM or RockOla for sure though!
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