WW I Winchester 1897 bolt finish ?

[browningautorifle]

Good choice too. Where did you get your repro heat shield, I had one I was going to do that with a Mod 12 but found the job wasn't going to work out right so I sold it on CGN I think... Don't remember who get it...about a year ago I think. Yours turned out right, nice...

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[tatou]

Good choice too. Where did you get your repro heat shield, I had one I was going to do that with a Mod 12 but found the job wasn't going to work out right so I sold it on CGN I think... Don't remember who get it...about a year ago I think. Yours turned out right, nice...

The heat shield came from Parts For Antique Guns, in Georgia. I had already bought one for a M12 a couple of years before and was pleased with the quality.
They are the only one that have the ''rivets'' holding the heat shield to the bayonet lug. Other's are tack welded i think.
The only negative i could give them is the screws… they are very very soft and strip easily. So new ones are a must.

I gave all the metal to Nick at Vulcangunrefinishing and he did a great job on it. He also made the new screws needed.
The gun wasn't functioning properly and needed some work on the inners, he took care of that too.
I did the wood myself. I bought new wood from Macon Gunstock in Missouri.
The butt comes ''semi inlet'' and requires a great deal of fitting but the wood is beautiful. Worth it imho.
Those early M97 were finished with varnish so i finished mine with wipe on polyurethane.
Not 100% original (the whole gun isn't anyway) but i just like the looks of it over simple varnish.

[browningautorifle]

The heat shield came from Parts For Antique Guns, in Georgia.

Yep, nice stuff.

the screws… they are very very soft and strip easily. So new ones are a must.

Agreed, they bugger up the slots so easily.

Nick at Vulcangunrefinishing

Good choice, not his first project gun. Yes, they can have hangups after 100 years or so and need a bit of help.