Remington Model 10
| Remington Model 10 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Shotgun |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by | United States Army United States Marine Corps Viet Cong[1] |
| Wars | World War I, World War II, Vietnam War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | John Pedersen[2] |
| Manufacturer | Remington Arms |
| Produced | 1908–1929[2] |
| No. built | 275,600[2] (+38,000 Model 29)[3] |
| Variants |
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| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7.75 lb (3.52 kg)[4] |
| Length | 48 in (120 cm)[4] |
| Barrel length | 30 in (76 cm)[4] |
| Caliber | 12-gauge |
| Action | Pump-action |
| Feed system | 6-round tubular magazine[4] |
The Remington Model 10 is a pump-action shotgun designed in 1908 by John Pedersen for Remington Arms.[2] It has an internal striker within the bolt and a tube magazine which loaded and ejected from a port in the bottom of the receiver.[5] An updated version, the Model 29, was introduced in 1930 with improvements made by C.C. Loomis.[3]
Military use
[edit]The United States military used a short-barreled version known variously as the "trench" or "riot" shotgun.[6] The Winchester Model 1897 was the major production, but Remington made 3,500 of the Model 10-A version for issue to U.S. troops during World War I.[6] The Model 10 was modified by reducing the 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.[6] These trench guns with serial numbers between 128000 and 166000 were stamped with US and the flaming bomb insignia on the left side of the receiver.[5] Remington also developed a "trench gun" variant for the Russian army, which existed in both long-barreled and short-barreled versions, and featured a rifle-style wooden barrel shroud and a mount for a Mosin-Nagant bayonet. But, after fall of the Imperial government, the new government was not interested in such a highly-specialized weapon and the Model 10 was not adopted by the armed forces.[7] 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.[6] The Model 10-A was used in limited numbers by the Marine Corps through the 1930s.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Dye, Dale A.; Laemlein, Tom (18 August 2015). Small Arms of the Vietnam War: A Photographic Study. Warriors Publishing Group. ISBN 9780986195518.
- ^ a b c d "Model 10 Pump Shotgun". Remington Arms. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "Model 29 Pump Shotgun". Remington Arms. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d Wood, J.B. (2002). The Gun digest book of firearms assembly/disassembly (2nd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Pub. ISBN 0873494008.
- ^ a b Bruce N. Canfield "Give Us More Shotguns!" American Rifleman May 2004 pp.58-63
- ^ a b c d e Bruce N. Canfield "Remington's Model 10: The Other Trench Gun" American Rifleman November 2009 pp.74-107
- ^ "America's Prototype 'Trench Guns' Of World War I". American Rifleman. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
External links
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