Help me determine a value for this 1897 Winchester?

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it could be turned into a good field shotgun, but it never will be a collector, may be 250-300 dollars. are all the parts their? if it needs parts the price goes down. eastbank.
 
Finish is mostly gone. And all those little brown spots are rust. No butt stock? Barrel appears to be a replacement. All adds up to zero collector value. There's a similar poor condition 1897 with a butt stock and a pitted barrel on Gunbroker at $155. Three bids below asking minimum.
"...figure out how to post them..." One of the free picture posting sites.
 
It needs a buttstock and probably a new bolt as well as the stock bolt extension. Those parts are all there, however it looks like someone fell and the wrist area of the stock, bending the extension and breaking the stock at the wrist. It is a complete gun, 12 gauge 30" full choke. I bought it with the intention of turning it into a nice old field gun. I will keep working on posting photos, I am using "postimage.org" free photo hosting site.
 
Thanks for the help guys. I'm going to list it in the For Sale section of this forum. I want the buyer to be happy with the price and of course, I don;t want to feel like I let it go too cheaply. I have my first child on the way and I need to get rid of some of my project guns, to get a litttle extra cash. Thanks again!
 
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