Picked it up today. Here is what we have...


I took the forend apart. You can see how the magazine ring portion of the extension is deformed, and the huge crack in it. Whatever damage it suffered, I think the barrel is slightly bent upward starting about 12 inches from the breech. This got me worried that the receiver may have been damaged. Well, I took the forend of the other 1897 takedown I scored over the weekend, and it locked in fine and tight so I think we are good. New extension in the mail. Repro trench gun barrel already here. I'll get started fixing the crack in the stock, and making a repair piece for the slide handle. Looks like the action was stuck, and someone beat on the slide with a drift, exploding out that little sliver.
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