For all you trench gun fans out there

[bushmaster1313]

Here is the real deal
Not my auction
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=201914319

What does the Forum think it will go for?

I say $9500

 

[Hunterdad]

Sexiest shotgun ever made....hands down. I say $8400

 

[JohnD13]

That is a fine example. I'd like to buy it, but then I'd be paying for a divorce too!

 

[Leadhead]

Reminds me of the people who buy old classic guitars for big bucks and then lock them away never to be played.

I guess it's a decent investment for people with money who like guns though.

 

[heeler]

It will be interesting to see where it finally tops out with money being so tight and so on.
Thinking it will cap out around $7500.00

 

[Jerry68]

Quite the collection

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=202531025

 

[stan rose]

If I ever had the money to purchase a firearm of that sort, I would probably loose any sign of willpower and send up shooting it.

 

[Pronghorn]

while it is an amazing piece of history, I could buy 15 norinco copies for that price

 

[sleepyone]

whoever buys it will be overpaying possibly by several thousand. There is an all original 1897 in very good condition sitting in a Fort Worth gun shop on consignment for $3,600. Everything is original including the heat shield, leather sling, bayonet and even the bayonet cover I believe. Matching numbers also.

 

[heeler]

Perhaps so Sleepy,but,you get a couple of guys or three with money,add a touch of ego,macho,along with a dash of no ones gonna outbid me, and there you have it!!

 

[rogertc1]

I have a NORINCO COPY...they are great!! INEXPENSIVE AND NICE

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=202370479

 

[Tom D]

It's a very nice example of a transitional WW2 Model 97 trench gun. It has the early WB marked stock and 6 row cooling holes heat shield, but the receiver has the later markings with both the "US" and Ord bomb. A couple of weeks ago the same seller sold a minty Model 12 trench gun for over $10,000. I suspect it could go for $8,000 or more.

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

I would make up a magazine plug for it and take it duck hunting.

 

[toledo]

Found a model 12 GHD stock, flaming bomb barrel and receiver in a pawn shop about 15 years ago for $250. They thought it was just a cut off model 12. It was missing the heat shield, lug, sling, etc. Sold it like a dumbass for $350 a year later to buy a ring for a girl thats been long gone. Man that thing was fun to shoot and cool as hell.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Gun in question sold for $7,075.

Hope they like it