An atypical hero emerged, the militarized Winchester Model 97 Riot Gun, a 20"-barrel, 12-ga., cylinder-bore version of John Browning’s Model 1897 exposed-hammer, pump-action shotgun that held ...

The Model 97 Riot Gun shown here was made in 1924 and was used by the Pasadena, Calif., Police Dept. ... Gun: Winchester Model 1897 Riot Gun Gauge: 12 Condition: 80 Percent ...

The 12-gauge Model 97 trench gun (along with the Thompson sub-machine gun that came along too late to be used in World War I) was a favorite of U.S. Marines for combat in a tropical jungle ...

The author’s Heavy Duck in the blind. Phil Bourjaily. We’ve had Model 12 Winchesters in this space before, but this one, in my biased opinion, is the best yet, because it’s a 3-inch Heavy ...

Why would the Germans, who, during World War I, pioneered strategic bombing, U-boat attacks on commercial shipping, and chemical warfare protest the use of a shotgun? Specifically, the Winchester ...