Model 1897 Winchester Damascus, solid frame
 

Lookinf at a 1897 solid frame with damascus barrel all original, or so it seems, has anyone seen a 1897 with damascus barrel?

Ron

a few

One sold at either Carol Watsons or Little Johns auction last year for@ 4K

There is one for sale on guns america

I have two Mdl-97's with Damascus barrels. One is a take down & the other solid frame.

In the September 1897, Charles J. Godfrey catalogue, the basic Winchester Model 1897 sold for $16.88. The "Trap" Gun was $31.73 and the "Pigeon" Gun was $67.50. A Good (3 blade) Damascus barrel in place of the standard rolled steel barrel was $10.13 and a Fine (4 blade) Damascus barrel in place of the standard rolled steel barrel was $13.50.

Researcher, were those 3 and 4 blade Damascus barrel prices a 'premium' or were they the price of the entire gun?

That was $10.13 or $13.50 extra.

Here is a page from H.H. Kiffe Co.'s wholesale price list of 1902.

Osprey Arms in Long Island, NY has one in Trap configuration now for $4,200.00