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The Winchester Model 1897 evolved from the Winchester Model 1893. The Model 1897 and 1893 were both designed by John Browning. The Model 1897 is an external hammer shotgun lacking a trigger disconnector. This means that the user can hold the trigger down while cycling the shotgun and once the action is returned to battery the gun fires. The gun itself is classified as a slide action pump shotgun. It was the first truly successful pump-action shotgun produced. Throughout the time period the Model 1897 was in production, over a million of the type were produced in various grades and barrel lengths. 16-gauge guns had a standard barrel length of 28 inches, while 12-gauge guns were furnished with 30-inch length barrels. Special length barrels could be ordered in lengths as short as 20 inches, and as long as 36 inches. Along with various grades and barrel lengths, the Model 1897 came in two different chamberings. One was the 12 gauge and the other was the 16 gauge. The shells should be of the 2-¾ inch or 2-? inch model. Any shells larger are not recommended. An average Model 1897 held 5 shotgun shells in the magazine tube. After including the one shell that could be held in the chamber, the average Model 1897 held a total of 6 shotgun shells. However, this would vary from grade to grade. When working the action of the Model 1897 the forend (fore grip) is pulled back, forcing the breech bolt to the rear which extracts and then ejects the spent shell while simultaneously cocking the external hammer by pushing it to the rear. When the forend is slid forward again, the breech bolt pushes a fresh shell into the gun's chamber and locks into place. This action of sliding the forend back and forth (pumping) is why the gun is classified as a slide action (or pump) gun.

Try a local gun dealer or gunsmith would be better

Hard to say exactly , the serial numbers were stamped un sequentially. The first production was in 1963. Winchester continued production into the early 1970s . I have one . They hold 16 in the mag and one in the pipe . Value probably 200 - 350 $ depepending on condition . Hope this was helpful . As most guns are the value is based on condition unless rare in sequential serial numbers . A fine gun but as with .22 cals cleaning should be performed after 50 to 75 rounds .

Early 1907, Cathy. Best guess, March.

1925, sir. Hang onto it! Pass it down.

According to guns dot com you can.

Last half of 1989, bud. Great gun! Congrats!

1968....and even though it's a great rifle, one of my all time favs, that year was no diff than any other post 1964 year. It's priced exactly like the same exact rifle bought new today. Approx $600 in fine condition. If it's rubbed up a bit, expect a bit less. Rifles don't appreciate much if there's nothing really spectacular about them. Great rifle, though! Use it in good health, sir!

January of 1955. A good year. I remember it fondly. The first McDonald's opened that year....Coke was first sold in the can....we were all eating tv dinners watching the Mickey Mouse Club in black and white. The world was a much nicer place back then.

My book only goes up to 92 on that model, G2037985, but that gun averaged approx 50,000 a year production. There are 426,000 between that 92 ser and yours so that would be approx 8 1/2 years. Yours would be 1999-2001. Sorry I can't be more exact.

1963/64....but that ser isn't in my book. 63 was up to 2586000 and then 64 started at 2700000. No idea why yours is in between those. Weird.

1976