I recently bought a model 1911 at auction for $110.00.
On the sale bill it was only listed as (Old recoil operated winchester shotgun). By the ser.# it was built in 1916.
It seems mechanicaly sound and the wood is still nice, but the blueing has gone with age. There were only a little over 83,000 made from 1911 thru 1925,and were Winchester's first semi-auto scattergun. I plan on taking it out bird hunting in the next few weeks (light trap loads only for now) to see how she shoots. Can you guys tell me anything else about my new Widow Maker?
