Fosbery Pump Shotgun

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Fosbery Pump Shotgun
Type Shotgun
Place of originFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Specifications
Cartridge 16 Gauge
Barrels1
Action Pump-action, Rotating bolt
Feed system5 round box Magazine

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

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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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