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hi. can anyone tell me the date of manufacture for a model 1897 trench gun, serial E934490? thanks in advance. also, is it common for some to still have the 6 row/29 hole heat shields? how does one tell if it’s an original heat shield?
mike
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March 1942, and the vast majority of the Trench Guns manufactured prior to May 1942 had the 6-row style heat shields. Can you post some pictures of the gun?
Bert
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Can you verify the barrel date?
Is there a “W.B'” in a box stamped above the crossed cannons cartouche?
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Bert H. said
Can you verify the barrel date?Is there a “W.B'” in a box stamped above the crossed cannons cartouche?
no, not that i can see.
Michael Baca said
Bert H. said
Can you verify the barrel date?
Is there a “W.B'” in a box stamped above the crossed cannons cartouche?
no, not that i can see.
Hmmm… there should be. While the gun appears to be a WW II production Trench Gun, it is not possible to be 100% certain that it is.
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Bert H. said
Michael Baca said
Bert H. said
Can you verify the barrel date?
Is there a “W.B'” in a box stamped above the crossed cannons cartouche?
no, not that i can see.
Hmmm… there should be. While the gun appears to be a WW II production Trench Gun, it is not possible to be 100% certain that it is.
could it have been refinished and sanded off? hard to say, i guess.
Michael Baca said
Bert H. said
Michael Baca said
Bert H. said
Can you verify the barrel date?
Is there a “W.B'” in a box stamped above the crossed cannons cartouche?
no, not that i can see.
Hmmm… there should be. While the gun appears to be a WW II production Trench Gun, it is not possible to be 100% certain that it is.
could it have been refinished and sanded off? hard to say, i guess.
Maybe, but based on the condition (visibility) of the crossed cannons, I would expect to see at least some traces of the boxed “W.B.”
The attached picture is Trench Gun s/n 935011
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