Thread: Something different - Winchester 97 with Vent Rib
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Unread 02-13-2026, 12:23 PM   #10
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The Winchester catalogs showed pretty straight dimensions. From 1933 --

Model 97 1933 catalog, drop at heel highlighted.jpg

From the big 1955 catalog --

Model 97 big 1955 catalogue, drop at heel highlighted.jpg

I would have expected a very late gun to have the flat-bottom semi-beavertail slide handle. The one I briefly owned did.

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