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WINCHESTER MODEL 1897 "PIGEON GUN" PUMP SHOTGUN.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
WINCHESTER MODEL 1897  PIGEON GUN  PUMP SHOTGUN.

Cal. 12 Ga. S# E585896. Bbl. 32" plain w/ fixed Full choke. Action has factory "live bird shoot" hand engraving. Right side features a shooter w/ a setter retrieving a pigeon & 3 more falling to the ground. Left side of receiver has 3 men & pointer in a pigeon shooting scene. Scenes are surrounded by fancy borders that extend to front rear & lower edges of receiver. Scroll highlights are found on front rear & top portions of the receiver w/ a rose & 4 leaf clover on the borders of the right & left top. Top of receiver behind hammer has standing pigeon. Breech block is engraved "PIGEON GUN" w/ fancy borders & highlights. Trigger guard bow engraved "P. J. Ford". Receiver extension has added U notch fixed sights. Sm. rnd. forearm of fancy walnut w/ Pigeon grade wrap around factory hand checkering. Straight grip stock of fiddle grained walnut w/ black diamonds at wrist having wrap around Pigeon grade checkering & unusually high comb. LOP: 13 7/8" over an unmarked solid red pad. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: photos of right & left pigeon shoot sketches. A hand written note from Nick Kusmit dated April 22, 04, "Doug, Enclosed are a couple of sketches of the pigeon shoot done by one of the Ulrichs. They have been lying around the shop for years and got kind of beat up. as you can see. Also a smoke print of a M21 trigger plate done for an Army Colonel. Hope you had a great time in Peru. Very best wishes. Nick.". CONDITION: over 40% dull lightly faded original blue remains on forward portion of bbl. & protected areas of action. Balance is fading to gray showing handling marks & spots of corrosion. Engraving is sharp retaining it's detail. Forearm has age darkened appearance, checkering is wearing smooth & showing scattered sm. marks. Refinished stock has moderately worn checkering showing numerous scratches, handling marks & sm. dents. Pad is age hardened w/ cracking having damage around screw holes & at toe. Sound mechanics. 7 Notches are taken upon headspace ring. Good bright bore. (21-4556/DS). CURIO. $3,500-5,000.