Remington Model 10
Remington Model 10 | |
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Type | Shotgun |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by |
United States Army United States Marine Corps |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | John Pedersen[1] |
Manufacturer | Remington Arms |
Produced | 1908-1929[1] |
Number built | 275,600[1] (+38,000 Model 29)[2] |
Variants |
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Specifications | |
Weight | 7.75 lb (3.52 kg)[3] |
Length | 48 in (120 cm)[3] |
Barrel length | 30 in (76 cm)[3] |
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Caliber | 12-gauge |
Action | Pump-action |
Feed system | 6-round tubular magazine[3] |
The Remington Model 10 is a pump-action shotgun designed by John Pedersen with an internal hammer and tube magazine.[1] An updated version, the Model 29, was introduced in 1930 with improvements made by C.C. Loomis.[2]
Military use
The United States military used a short-barreled version known variously as the "trench" or "riot" shotgun.[4] The Winchester Model 1897 was the major production, but Remington made 3500 of the Model 10-A version for issue to U.S. troops during World War I.[4] The Model 10 was modified by reducing barrel length to 23 inches (58 cm) and adding sling swivels, a wooden heat shield over the barrel, and an adapter with bayonet lug for affixing a M1917 bayonet.[4] The United States military also purchased a number of Remington Model 10 with 20-inch (51-cm) barrels for guarding prisoners, and 26 to 30-inch (66 to 76-cm) barrels for training aerial gunners.[4] The Model 10-A was used in limited numbers by the Marine Corps through the 1930s.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Model 10 Pump Shotgun". Remington Arms. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Model 29 Pump Shotgun". Remington Arms. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wood, J.B. (2002). The Gun digest book of firearms assembly/disassembly. (2nd ed. ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Pub. ISBN 0873494008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Bruce N. Canfield "Remington's Model 10: The Other Trench Gun" American Rifleman November 2009 pp.74-107
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