M1897 Trench Gun

The M1897 Trenchgun was the first shotgun officaly adoped by the United States Millitay en masse.

History
The M1897 Trenchgun was a short berreld version of its civiian counterpart. the main differnces incluede a shorter berrel, the abilty to use smokless powder and the additon of a bayontt lug. this wepon was so effective in the trench warfare of the first world war that the gremane high commened tryed to have it outtlawd due to it tremenduse power. The M1897 trenchgun saw limmeted use during the secound world war. generaly used by the marine corps in the pacific it played a decicive role in close quarters combat.

in game
the M1897 trenchgun is used in Call of duty 2 and 3. it is very powerfull but suffers from a low fire rate