Manufactured in 1914. Single steel bead sight, the left rear of the barrel is marked with the standard two line address, followed by "12 GA. - FULL", with the Winchester oval proof on top of the barrel at the breech and offset to the left on top of the receiver. The slide bar is marked "MODEL 1897/WINCHESTER" over the trademark. 18 groove forearm and smooth pistol grip stock with a checkered hard rubber Winchester buttplate. Length of pull is 13 3/4".

Very fine. The shotgun retains 90% original blue finish showing some thinning to a brown and some areas of light spotting/pitting. A 1" scratch is present on the underside where the barrel meets the magazine and a number of scratches are present on the receiver. The wood is excellent with some minor pressure dents.