Model 1912

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Model 1912 by Winchester

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Technical Specifications

Type Shotgun
Country of origin United States
Manufacturer Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Designer T.C. Johnson · John M. Browning
Produced 1912–1964, with special production runs until 2006
In service 1912–present
Wars World War I · World War II · 1948 Arab-Israeli war (limited) · Korean War · Vietnam War
Used by United States Army · United States Navy · United States Marine Corps
No. built nearly 2,000,000
Variants See text
Caliber 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge
Action Pump-action, Tilting bolt
Feed 6-rounds tubular magazine +1 in battery (see text for more details)

Data from Winchester Model 1912 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — Yaf at en.wikipedia.

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