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Any Winchester 1897 shooters/collectors here?
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<blockquote data-quote="GUNNERX2" data-source="post: 5860512" data-attributes="member: 19586"><p>Was in a gun shop some time back down in Winchester and this elderly drunk came in to sell a new in box 97. He had to sell it as he had taken a cab out to the shop and didn't have the money to pay the cabbie unless he sold the gun. Old drunk wanted $125 but the shop owner didn't want it. Ended up the shop owner's son bought it for $75. </p><p>I had temporary custody of my ex-wife's grandfather's 97 made in 1908. It was given to me to pass down to my son when the time was right. It was in rough shape, rust and a stock without much finish on it. I had it cleaned up, re-blued and the stock refinished. Passed it along to my son years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GUNNERX2, post: 5860512, member: 19586"] Was in a gun shop some time back down in Winchester and this elderly drunk came in to sell a new in box 97. He had to sell it as he had taken a cab out to the shop and didn't have the money to pay the cabbie unless he sold the gun. Old drunk wanted $125 but the shop owner didn't want it. Ended up the shop owner's son bought it for $75. I had temporary custody of my ex-wife's grandfather's 97 made in 1908. It was given to me to pass down to my son when the time was right. It was in rough shape, rust and a stock without much finish on it. I had it cleaned up, re-blued and the stock refinished. Passed it along to my son years ago. [/QUOTE]
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