trench gun
Military close-quarters shotgun
A trench gun is a shotgun designed or modified for close-quarters combat, particularly in the confined spaces of World War I trenches.
The term typically refers to pump-action shotguns with short barrels and bayonet lugs, devastating at close range: American troops carried trench guns in the Argonne.
The design influenced later military and police shotguns.
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- combat shotgunMilitary close-range firearm
- pump actionForend-operated loading mechanism
- pump-actionManual cycling mechanism
- WWIFirst global conflict
Western Front · bayonet · combat · warfare · military · shells · barrel · doughboys · mud · close-quarters · hand to hand · Winchester · Remington · World War I · buckshot · soldiers · over-the-top · melee
trench gunartillery piece
Heavy mounted military weapon
mortar · howitzer · sniper rifle · long-range rifle · field gun
trench gunsniper rifle
Scoped firearm for distant targets
rifle · bolt-action rifle · precision rifle · long-range rifle · hunting rifle
trench gunfield artillery
Mobile military cannons
cavalry saber · siege weapon · naval gun · anti-aircraft gun
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