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Production: September 16th, 1920. Riot Gun. Converted By Omaha Police Department, stock cast from melted slots confiscated during an Omaha PD raid >> #37 of 40 total of these as far as I know.
What is the serial number on this gun? It appears to have a 3-screw slide handle stock (which significantly predates 1923).
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
That is definitely unique! I had not seen or heard of one of these before….thanks for sharing it.
Bert H. said
What is the serial number on this gun? It appears to have a 3-screw slide handle stock (which significantly predates 1923).Bert
Bert,
macolle said
Image 1: Winchester Model 97 Riot 12 gauge originating from the Omaha Police Department with aluminum stock cast from confiscated and melted-down slot machines. This incredible shotgun is number 37 of an edition of 40. Features include a 20.4-inch barrel w/ “Omaha Police Dept. No 37” debossed on the buttstock right. Even the original Winchester butt plate is incorporated.
Image 2: Fall, 1976 issue of Soldier of Fortune with a full page ad (Ford’s Firearms, Tucson AZ) referencing this special edition of shotguns. The magazine sample I got is in excellent condition.
macolle said
Bert H. said
What is the serial number on this gun? It appears to have a 3-screw slide handle stock (which significantly predates 1923).
Bert
Bert,
Serial Number: 735159. Love to know if I have the production dates wrong.
Per the original Winchester serialization records, the date of manufacture was September 1920. Most of the published DOM information you may find for the Model 1897 is grossly inaccurate.
Do you have pictures of the gun that you can send to me via email? I would like to see the factory markings on the barrel and the slide bar assembly.
Bert – [email protected]
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Per the original Winchester serialization records, the date of manufacture was September 1920. Most of the published DOM information you may find for the Model 1897 is grossly inaccurate.
Do you have pictures of the gun that you can send to me via email? I would like to see the factory markings on the barrel and the slide bar assembly.
Bert – [email protected]
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November 7, 2015
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I can only imagine why the Omaha PD saw the need to make riot gun butt stocks out of aluminum. I feel pretty certain that any troublemaker on the receiving end of a deliberate butt stroke from subject riot gun would not need another…and the riot gun would likely be none the worse as a result. Never had much use for pepper spray, never had a Taser. I like this old shotgun!
Mike
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