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Winchester Model 1897 Pump-Action 12ga Shotgun Official

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The Winchester Model 1897‚ also known as the Model 97‚ M97‚ Riot Gun‚ or Trench Gun‚ is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchester Model 1893 designed by John Browning. From 1897 until 1957‚ over one million of these shotguns were produced. The Model 1897 was offered in numerous barrel lengths and grades‚ chambered in 12 and 16 gauge‚ and as a solid frame or takedown. The 16-gauge guns had a standard barrel length of 28in‚ while 12-gauge guns were furnished with 30in barrels. Special length barrels could be ordered in lengths as short as 20in or as long as 36in. Since the time the Model 1897 was first manufactured‚ it has been used to great effect by American military personnel‚ law enforcement officers‚ and hunters.

The Winchester Model 1897 was designed by American firearms inventor John Moses Browning. The Model 1897 was first listed for sale in the November 1897 Winchester catalog as a 12 gauge solid frame. The 12 gauge takedown model was added in October 1898‚ and the 16 gauge takedown model in February 1900. Originally produced as a tougher‚ stronger and more improved version of the Winchester Model 1893‚ itself an improvement on the early Spencer 1882 pump-action shotgun‚ the 1897 was identical to its forerunner‚ except that the receiver was thicker and allowed for use of smokeless powder shells‚ which were not common at the time. The 1897 introduced a "take down" design‚ where the barrel and magazine tube could easily be separated from the receiver for cleaning or transportation‚ the ease of removal of the barrel becoming a standard in pump shotguns made today‚ like the Remington 870 and Mossberg 500 series. Over time‚ "the model 97 became the most popular shotgun on the American market and established a standard of performance by which other kinds and makes of shotguns were judged‚ including the most expensive imported articles".
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Listed on January 28, 2026 | Last updated January 28, 2026