Hi, my uncle recently showed me his personal collection, ofcourse I had to ask what was for sale. He pulled out a Model 97 and I was very intrigued. He says its a takedown model with a missing heat shield. Looking into the serial number I believe it was made in 1949 and it has quite a few stamps that appear to be military. The buttstock plate is checkered steel. If anyone has information on a value for private collection or any information on the gun would be great, thanks.
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