US's Trench Gun: The Winchester Model 12 with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

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This episode was created in collaboration with Real Time History exploring Shotguns in Saipan - their episode will air on November 15th so go check it out when it goes live at @realtimehistory. Meanwhile, join Jonathan as he gives his longer hands-on with one of the trench shotguns of the 20th century, the Winchester Model 12. Links mentioned: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/12/14/guns-t-c-johnson/ https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-truth-about-trench-guns/ 0:00 Intro 0:38 Winchester Model 12 2:29 Flaming Bomb Mark 3:35 Sights 3:56 Designed By 4:30 Real Time History Collab 4:55 Winchester Model 1897 Comparison 7:18 Bayonet Reveal 9:12 Shotgun Misconceptions 10:12 As Shown by Mr McCollum 10:35 Range and Pattern 12:35 Bayonet Details 14:15 Sling Swivels 15:25 Paper Ammo 17:03 *TCHK TCHK* 17:17 Battle of Saipan 20:37 Military Shotguns Today 20:59 "An Italian Classic" 21:40 Shotguns in Modern Conflict 22:07 The Camera Man is Keeping His Drone Far Away from Jonathan 22:30 Shotguns in Modern Conflict continued 23:27 Outro Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseum We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.