My WWI and WWII Winchester 1897 trench guns. Both are real, with correct markings and original slings. WWI has a Winchester made 1917 bayonet, while the WWII one has a Remington made bayonet.
WWI and WWII Trench Guns
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DrScaryGuy
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i was just talking to somebody about how nice it would be to have a good trench gun, and that the modern-ish ithaca is the only affordable option. that's a small fortune you have right there. bayonets alone are about worth a used glock each.
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Yep I spent a lot of time researching and figuring out the difference between real fakes before buying. I got pretty good at it quick, since thereās 100 fakes for every real one lol. If not more!
Johnny9Toes
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That's the best thing I've seen on the internet all day. Thanks for sharing!!
Thatonedude
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Gorgeous! *goes to change underware*
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Itās sad to see. For every 1 original, thereās 10 fakes. And most people havenāt done the research to recognize the signs of real vs fake and end up paying 1500+ for it thinking they got a real one for a good deal.
Just read this last week:
www.americanrifleman.org
An Official Journal Of The NRA | The Truth About āTrench Gunsā
As reported by many of the troops who participated in the combat trials, "trench guns" were often not suited for the tactical tasks demanded of the units who carried them, made even worse by the fact that suitable ammunition was never fielded during the course of the Great War.
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My good friend wrote that article. Talk to him atleast once a week.Just read this last week:
An Official Journal Of The NRA | The Truth About āTrench Gunsā
As reported by many of the troops who participated in the combat trials, "trench guns" were often not suited for the tactical tasks demanded of the units who carried them, made even worse by the fact that suitable ammunition was never fielded during the course of the Great War.
That is very interesting!Just read this last week:
An Official Journal Of The NRA | The Truth About āTrench Gunsā
As reported by many of the troops who participated in the combat trials, "trench guns" were often not suited for the tactical tasks demanded of the units who carried them, made even worse by the fact that suitable ammunition was never fielded during the course of the Great War.
baltimoreed
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Nice original Winchesters. My 97 trench is a norinco. Same gun but in metric. Now you need a Model 12. My M12 Crazy Lee riot and trench are my builds.
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Nice! I would love a norinco, but prices have been creeping up on them and hard to justify. Would love to have a copy to shoot, without having to potentially harm these old girls. I do have a repro heat shield, but hard for me to chip up a perfectly good commercial 97 or 12.
Nice! I have a couple that came out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee police department... they got them from Oak Ridge Military police. They were used to guard the Manhattan Project site during WW2.
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What do the Norincos go for (retail)?