Remington Model 10
Remington Arms · Shotgun · Discontinued · 1908
Also known as: M10, Model 10-A, Model 10 Trench Gun, Model 10 Riot Gun
Overview
The Remington Model 10 is an American hammerless pump-action (slide-action) 12-gauge shotgun with a distinctive single bottom port that both loads and ejects, leaving the receiver sides solid. Designed by John Pedersen and produced 1908-1929, it was issued in a short trench/riot configuration (Model 10-A) to U.S. forces in World War I.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3600 g (127.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1219 mm (47.99") |
| Barrel Length | 762 mm (30.00") |
| Action Type | Pump Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Tube |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | None |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 12 Gauge · primary — also known as 12GA, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Tubular Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Cross Bolt Safety
- Features: Bottom Eject, Bottom Load, Hammerless, Takedown, Tubular Magazine
Variants
- Remington Model 10-A Trench Gun — Trench Gun
Service history
Operators
- United States Army · adopted 1917 · as Model 10-A Trench Gun
Conflicts
- World War I (1914-1918)
Production
Estimated total produced: 275,500 · Production years: 1908-1929
Roughly 275,500+ built; about 3,500-5,000 Model 10-A trench guns produced for the U.S. Army in WWI.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: John Pedersen
Discontinued: 1929
Notes
Bottom-ejection kept the receiver sides solid - favored by left-handed shooters and for keeping debris out. The Model 10-A trench gun added a ventilated metal handguard/heat shield, bayonet lug and sling swivels. Magazine capacity reported as 5 (in magazine) or 6 (with one chambered) across sources.
Background
John Pedersen - whom John M. Browning reportedly called 'the greatest gun designer in the world' - created the Model 10 as a hammerless, bottom-ejecting rival to Browning's Winchester 1897. Its short-barreled Model 10-A trench gun saw U.S. combat in WWI, where Germany formally protested American combat shotguns as inhumane.