Winchester Model 1893
Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Shotgun · Discontinued · 1893
Also known as: Model 93, Winchester 1893
Overview
The Winchester Model 1893 is an exposed-hammer, pump-action (slide-action) 12-gauge shotgun designed by John Moses Browning. It was Winchester's first slide-action repeating shotgun, feeding from a tubular magazine. Built for black-powder shells, it proved unable to safely handle the higher pressures of early smokeless-powder loads and was recalled and rapidly superseded by the strengthened Winchester Model 1897.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3629 g (128.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1245 mm (49.02") |
| 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 |
| Muzzle Velocity | 400 m/s (1312 fps) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | None |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide 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
- Features: Exposed Hammer, Tubular Magazine, Takedown, External Hammer
Production
Estimated total produced: 34,050 · Production years: 1893-1897
Recalled and largely replaced by the Model 1897; survivors are scarce
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: John Moses Browning
Discontinued: 1897
Notes
Roughly 34,000 were produced in a short run; many were recalled and exchanged for Model 1897s because the action could open under smokeless-powder pressures. Surviving examples are collector items.
Background
The Model 1893 was the first successful pump shotgun and the direct ancestor of the legendary Model 1897 'trench gun', but it was pulled from the market almost immediately when smokeless powder revealed its action was not strong enough.