| Remington Model 10 | |
| Origin: | United States |
| Type: | Shotgun |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
| Used By: | United States Army United States Marine Corps Viet Cong[1] |
| Wars: | World War I, World War II, Vietnam War |
| Designer: | John Pedersen |
| Manufacturer: | Remington Arms |
| Production Date: | 1908–1929[2] |
| Number: | 275,600 (+38,000 Model 29)[3] |
| Variants: |
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| Weight: | 7.75lb[4] |
| Length: | 48inches |
| Part Length: | 30inches |
| Caliber: | 12-gauge |
| Action: | Pump-action |
| Feed: | 6-round tubular magazine |
The Remington Model 10 is a pump-action shotgun designed in 1908 by John Pedersen for Remington Arms.[2] It has an internal striker within the bolt and a tube magazine which loaded and ejected from a port in the bottom of the receiver.[5] An updated version, the Model 29, was introduced in 1930 with improvements made by C.C. Loomis.[3]
The United States military used a short-barreled version known variously as the "trench" or "riot" shotgun.[6] The Winchester Model 1897 was the major production, but Remington made 3,500 of the Model 10-A version for issue to U.S. troops during World War I.[6] The Model 10 was modified by reducing the barrel length to 23 inches (58 cm) and adding sling swivels, a wooden heat shield over the barrel, and an adapter with bayonet lug for affixing a M1917 bayonet.[6] These trench guns with serial numbers between 128000 and 166000 were stamped with US and the flaming bomb insignia on the left side of the receiver.[5] The United States military also purchased a number of Remington Model 10 with 20-inch (51-cm) barrels for guarding prisoners and 26 to 30-inch (66 to 76-cm) barrels for training aerial gunners.[6] The Model 10-A was used in limited numbers by the Marine Corps through the 1930s.[6]