Our company is owned and operated by people who are as passionate about the outdoors as are the clientele we serve. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.Prophet River is a retailer of firearms, optics and accessories serving all of Canada. Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. A nice example of a Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun made in 1920. Sling is very good with dark staining and sharp marks. Scabbard is very good and retains most of the green paint finish. Bayonet is very good with sharp markings. Forearm shows almost all of the orig oil finish. Buttstock retains most of an old re-varnish finish with handling marks and some scratches. Receiver retains 90% bright blue finish with handling marks overall. Hand guard and bayonet mount shows considerable blue finish. Bbl and magazine tube show 80% blue finish that is somewhat rough at muzzle. PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. Stock does not show a military acceptance cartouche or an Ordnance wheel proof. Backside of sling also shows an “O.E.G.” inspector mark along with an “A.M.” inspector mark. Sling is marked “L-F CO / 1918” alongside a “O.E.G.” inspector mark. Left ricasso is marked “1917 / REMINGTON” in a circle. Bayonet has a Springfield Armory eagle proof struck alongside an Ordnance bomb proof over “US” on right ricasso.
Bayonet is housed in an olive drab scabbard. Right of receiver shows a prick punch hardness test mark to rear of ejector port. Right side of receiver in front of ejector port, is struck “US” over an Ordnance bomb proof. Actuator slide is marked “MODEL 1897 / WINCHESTER / TRADEMARK REG. “WP” proof is struck on top of bbl and receiver ring.
Bbl shows 2-line Winchester address and patent marked rolled on left side followed by “12 GA”. Checkered Winchester hard rubber buttplate. 20″ cylinder bore bbl, with ventilated hand guard and bayonet mount, full blue finish, straight grain American walnut stocks with plain pistol grip and grooved forearm. *WINCHESTER MODEL 1897 “TRENCH GUN” WITH BAYONET AND SLING.
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