Remington Model 10 Buttstock
Remington Model 10 Serial Number

Remington Model 10
Type	Shotgun
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	United States Army United States Marine Corps
Wars
Production history
Designer	John Pedersen^[1]
Manufacturer	Remington Arms
Produced	1908-1929^[1]
No. built	275,600^[1] (+38,000 Model 29)^[2]
Variants	Model 10 Trench Model 10 Target Model 29 (1930 to 1933)^[2]
Specifications
Mass	7.75 lb (3.52 kg)^[3]
Length	48 in (120 cm)^[3]
Barrel length	30 in (76 cm)^[3]
Caliber	12-gauge
Action	Pump-action
Feed system	6-round tubular magazine^[3]

The Remington Model 10 is a pump-actionshotgun designed^[when?] by John Pedersen for Remington Arms.^[1] It had an internal hammer and a tube magazine which loaded and ejected from a port in the bottom of the receiver.^[4] An updated version, the Model 29, was introduced in 1930 with improvements made by C.C. Loomis.^[2]

Serial number range is now given for each year this system is used as follows: Serial number range for 1914 'Code 4': 40,000 to 49,999 Straight serials (not coded) ends at serial 440000. Remington Model 10 Winchester manufactured about 25,000 Model 1897 trench guns for the U.S. Unlike the Model 10, the Model 1897 ejected from the right side of the receiver. Unlike the Model 10, the Model 1897 ejected from the right side of the receiver. Remington, Browning and Mossberg, three of the world's largest shotgun manufacturers, provide online tools that will let you use your serial number to find out more details about your weapon. Buy or borrow a copy of the Blue Book of Gun Values, published by Blue Book Publications, Inc. The Remington Model 10 is a pump-action shotgun designed [when?] by John Pedersen for Remington Arms. It had an internal hammer and a tube magazine which loaded and ejected from a port in the bottom of the receiver. An updated version, the Model 29, was introduced in 1930 with improvements made by C.C. A Remington Model 10 12 gauge shotgun, pump action 6-shot repeater gun with the serial number listed on bottom of receiver U188004, on 28.5' barrel 188004. The gunstock is made of walnut and comes with case.

Military use[edit]

The United States military used a short-barreled version known variously as the 'trench' or 'riot' shotgun.^[5] The Winchester Model 1897 was the major production, but Remington made 3500 of the Model 10-A version for issue to U.S. troops during World War I.^[5] The Model 10 was modified by reducing 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.^[5] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] The Model 10-A was used in limited numbers by the Marine Corps through the 1930s.^[5]

References[edit]

Remington Model 10 Buttstock

^ ^a^b^c^d'Model 10 Pump Shotgun'. Remington Arms. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
^ ^a^b^c'Model 29 Pump Shotgun'. Remington Arms. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
^ ^a^b^c^dWood, J.B. (2002). The Gun digest book of firearms assembly/disassembly (2nd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Pub. ISBN0873494008.
^ ^a^bBruce N. Canfield 'Give Us More Shotguns!' American Rifleman May 2004 pp.58-63
^ ^a^b^c^d^eBruce N. Canfield 'Remington's Model 10: The Other Trench Gun' American Rifleman November 2009 pp.74-107

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