Fosbery Pump Shotgun

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Fosbery Pump Shotgun
Type Shotgun
Place of originFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Production history
Designer George Fosbery
Designed1891
Specifications
Cartridge 16 Gauge
Barrels1
Action Rotating bolt, Pump-action
Feed system5-round magazine

The Fosbery Pump Shotgun was a prototype pump-action shotgun designed in 1891 by George Fosbery chambered in 16 Gauge Shotgun shell. [1] [2] [3] The Fosbery Pump Shotgun was the first to use a multi-lug rotating bolt mechanism predating what would later be used on the M1941 Johnson machine gun, ArmaLite AR-10 and other guns.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fosbery's Pump Shotgun - Forgotten Weapons". 19 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "British Fosbery pump-action shotgun with 'Stoner' bolt - Armament Research Services (ARES)". 26 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ahead of Its Time: British Fosbery Pump-Action Shotgun with "Stoner" Bolt - Small Arms Review". 19 February 2023.
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