Combat shotgun
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A combat shotgun is a shotgun issued by militaries for warfare. The earliest shotguns specifically designed for combat were the trench guns or trench shotguns issued in World War I. While limited in r
Confederate cavalryman with muzzle-loading shotgun
A group of US Marines in Iraq in 2005, armed with a combat shotgun, assault rifle, and squad automatic weapon
United States Marine carrying a Winchester M97 shotgun
A Mossberg 590 being used by a US Marine for door breaching in Karma, Iraq, in 2005
Winchester Model 1897
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The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, Riot Gun, or Trench Gun, is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Open action on an 1897 portraying the long slide that projects from the receiver.
Model 1897 (trench grade) and the reproduced Norinco (riot grade)
Winchester M97 and M12 trench guns
Model 1897 adapter that allowed the attachment of the M1917 bayonet