Hi, I have a chance to get this Winchester 1897 and am trying to gather info it. I looked up the serial number and it seems to be a 1920-21 production. I hope someone could tell me if this is a trench gun or a riot ? It does have a 4 row heat shield and I noticed on the bottom of the grip is stamped a RA. Anyone know what that means?
Here are some pictures I took.
Thanks in advance.
Front and rear side
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...nt20side-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ar20side-1.jpg
Serial#
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...5/serial-1.jpg
cyl stamp
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../l20side-1.jpg
various side pics
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...l20side2-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...l20side3-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../r20side-1.jpg
bottom grip "RA" stamp
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tock20ra-1.jpg
Buttplate
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../05/butt-1.jpg
front heat shield
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...20shield-1.jpg