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 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] |
Barrellength | 30 in (76 cm)[4] |
Caliber | 12-gauge |
Action | Pump-action |
Feed system | 6-roundtubular magazine[4] |
TheRemington Model 10is apump-actionshotgundesigned in 1908 byJohn PedersenforRemington Arms.[2]It has an internal striker within the bolt and atube magazinewhich loaded and ejected from a port in the bottom of thereceiver.[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]TheWinchester Model 1897was the major production, but Remington made 3,500 of the Model 10-A version for issue to U.S. troops duringWorld 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 withbayonet lugfor affixing aM1917 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]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 theMarine Corpsthrough 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.ISBN9780986195518.
- ^abcd"Model 10 Pump Shotgun".Remington Arms. Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2012.Retrieved24 December2012.
- ^abc"Model 29 Pump Shotgun".Remington Arms.Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2014.Retrieved7 February2014.
- ^abcdWood, J.B. (2002).The Gun digest book of firearms assembly/disassembly(2nd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Pub.ISBN0873494008.
- ^abBruce N. Canfield "Give Us More Shotguns!"American RiflemanMay 2004 pp.58-63
- ^abcdeBruce N. Canfield "Remington's Model 10: The Other Trench Gun"American RiflemanNovember 2009 pp.74-107
External links
[edit]Media related toRemington Model 10at Wikimedia Commons