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Remington Model 10

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Remington Model 10
TypeShotgun
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States Army
United States Marine Corps
Viet Cong[1]
WarsWorld War I,World War II,Vietnam War
Production history
DesignerJohn Pedersen[2]
ManufacturerRemington Arms
Produced1908–1929[2]
No.built275,600[2](+38,000 Model 29)[3]
Variants
  • Model 10 Trench
  • Model 10 Target
  • Model 29(1930 to 1933)[3]
Specifications
Mass7.75 lb (3.52 kg)[4]
Length48 in (120 cm)[4]
Barrellength30 in (76 cm)[4]

Caliber12-gauge
ActionPump-action
Feed system6-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

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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

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  1. ^Dye, Dale A.; Laemlein, Tom (18 August 2015).Small Arms of the Vietnam War: A Photographic Study.Warriors Publishing Group.ISBN9780986195518.
  2. ^abcd"Model 10 Pump Shotgun".Remington Arms. Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2012.Retrieved24 December2012.
  3. ^abc"Model 29 Pump Shotgun".Remington Arms.Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2014.Retrieved7 February2014.
  4. ^abcdWood, J.B. (2002).The Gun digest book of firearms assembly/disassembly(2nd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Pub.ISBN0873494008.
  5. ^abBruce N. Canfield "Give Us More Shotguns!"American RiflemanMay 2004 pp.58-63
  6. ^abcdeBruce N. Canfield "Remington's Model 10: The Other Trench Gun"American RiflemanNovember 2009 pp.74-107
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