Winchester Model 1897 Slide Action Shotgun Winchester Repeating Arms, Co. New Haven, Connecticut, USA Pat. Nov. 25.90, Dec.5.92, July 21.9.96, Feb 22.98, June 14.98, Oct.18.1900. steel, walnut wood, serial #266289 Illinois State Museum Collection Gift of Thorne Deuel

Winchester Model 1897 Slide Action Shotgun

More than one million of these Winchester Model 1897s were produced from 1897 to 1957 (half of them before 1920). The 12-gauge barrel is thirty inches long. The stock and slide (pump) are oil-stained walnut. This model became the best selling slide action shotgun of its time. It replaced the 1893, which sold for about $25.00.

Winchester Model 1897 Slide Action Shotgun Detail Winchester Repeating Arms, Co. New Haven, Connecticut, USA Pat. Nov. 25.90, Dec.5.92, July 21.9.96, Feb 22.98, June 14.98, Oct.18.1900. steel, walnut wood, serial #266289 Illinois State Museum Collection Gift of Thorne Deuel