qsy-complains-a-lot:Winchester M1897 trench gunDesigned by John M. Browning, manufactured by the Win
qsy-complains-a-lot:Winchester M1897 trench gunDesigned by John M. Browning, manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Manufacturing Co. c.late 1918 based on their 1897 Riot model for military use notably during WW1 - serial number E688860.12 gauge brass buckshot shells, 6-round tubular magazine, pump-action repeater, shortened barrel, bayonet lug and heat shield.Coming into the conflict as it had long devolved into trench warfare, the United States had a good point of view to develop new firearm concepts. This militarized shotgun was supposed to be a trench sweeper, devastating at close range and with a much faster rate of fire than bolt action rifles.The M1897 served from the war in the Philippines in 1900 to the various conflicts of the Cold War. -- source link