• To the maximum extent possible, the dates of manufacture shown were obtained from the original Winchester Factory Polishing Room serialization records; otherwise estimates were made using multiple sources of information (e.g. George Madis, Ned Schwing, etc.), in which case the data was extrapolated to the best of our ability.
• The Winchester Model 101 12 gauge was manufactured after 1971, but no serialization records currently exist. 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge, &.410 Bore Serial Number Range.

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The Model 1200 and Model 1300 are two pump-action shotguns that were manufactured by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation. It was produced in 12-, 16- and 20-gauge. The military version of the 1200 has the ability to have a bayonet fixed on the end of the barrel to be used in close quarters combat (CQC).^[2]

History[edit]

The Winchester Model 1200 was introduced in 1964 as a low-cost replacement for the venerable Model 12.^[3] A small number of these weapons were acquired by the United States Army in 1968 and 1969.^[4] The military style Model 1200 was essentially the same weapon as the civilian version, except it had a ventilated handguard, sling swivels, and a bayonet lug.^[4] The Model 1200 was succeeded by the Winchester Model 1300 in 1983 when U.S. Repeating Arms Company became the manufacturer of Winchester firearms.^[2] Production of the Model 1300 ceased in 2006, when USRAC went bankrupt.^[5] The model lives on in the Winchester SXP.

Description[edit]

The Winchester Model 1200 came in barrel lengths of 30-inch, and 28-inch with a fixed choke or the Win-choke screw in choke tubes system and is a 12, 16, or 20-gauge, manually operated, slide action shotgun. The slide action, also known as a pump-action, means that the shotgun has a moving bolt system which is operated by a 'wooden or composite slide called the fore-end'.^[6] The fore-end is located on the underside of the barrel and moves front to back. The weapon can hold a maximum of five rounds total with four in the tubular magazine and one in the chamber. The Model 1300 holds 6 2-3/4' shells in the magazine. It has a hammerless action which means that there is no external hammer spur. There is an internal hammer which strikes the firing pin which - in turn - strikes the primer on the shell to ignite the powder in the round.^[7]

The Model 1200 was the second shotgun to utilize a rotary bolt with four locking lugs secured within the barrel extension. The AR 17 being the first to use a rotary bolt. The 1200 was Winchester's first shotgun to incorporate the company's patented Winchoke system, a quick change tube to allow the easy replacement of chokes.^[2]

Bayonet[edit]

A bayonet could be attached to the front end of the barrel of the Military version of the Model 1200. The primary uses of the bayonet on the model 1200 are for close combat, guarding prisoners, and riot duty.^[7] The most commonly used bayonet with the Model 1200 was the M1917 bayonet. After World War I ended, there was a large surplus of the M1917 bayonets because the Army decided to keep the M1903 Springfield as the standard issued rifle. The M1917 bayonet did not fit the Springfield rifles so instead of just getting rid of them, the Army decided to make newer shotguns compatible with the bayonets.^[8] Model 1200 shotguns with bayonet lugs and ventilation ribs were still in U.S. Army inventories as late as the invasion of Iraq 2003. During the Iraq war the Model 1200 shotguns were phased out in favor of Mossberg 500 shotguns.

Variants[edit]

• Model 1200: Standard capacity model with four-shell tubular magazine
• Model 1200 Defender: Increased capacity model with six-shell tubular magazine (Six 3' Shells or seven 2&3/4' Shells).
• Model 1200 Police: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1200 Defender with an electrolysis nickel-plated satin barrel and magazine tube.
• Model 1200 Marine: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1200 Defender with an electrolysis nickel-plated polished barrel and magazine tube.
• Model 1200 Riot: Standard capacity model with 18.5' barrel and rifle sights. Blued steel barrel and magazine. Marked 'Riot' on barrel.
• Ted Williams Model 200: Standard Model 1200 marketed by Sears
• Model 1200 Hunting: 28-inch barrel with a built-in choke and a five-shell tubular magazine.
• Model 1300: Slightly updated version with up to six-shell tubular magazine
• Model 1300 Defender: Increased capacity variants of the Model 1300 with a seven-shell tubular magazine.
• Model 1300 Marine: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1300 with an electroless nickel-plated barrel and magazine tube.
• Various Model 1300 variants^[9][10]
• Model 2200: Model 1200 with full length stock and barrel, produced for the Canadian firearms market.
• Model 120: Budget hardwood stock version marketed at various department stores, such as K-Mart. Birch stock, fixed choke, etc.
• Ranger Model 120: Budget hardwood stock version marketed at sporting goods stores, such as Cabelas & K-Mart. Plain stock, Winchoke, etc.

Users[edit]

• Czech Republic: The Model 1300 Defender is used in small numbers by the Czech Armed Forces.^[11]
• Russia: since 14 August 1992^[12] until March 2006^[13] Winchester 1300 shotguns were used in private security companies^[14]
• United States^[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Winchester Dates of Manufacture'.
2. ^ ^abcWilson, R. L. (2008). Winchester: An American Legend. Book Sales, Inc. pp. 223–265. ISBN978-0-7858-1893-9.
3. ^Criss, Chuck (28 May 2008). 'Winchester Repeating'. olive-drab.com. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
4. ^ ^abCriss, Chuck (22 May 2008). 'WINCHESTER 1200 SHOTGUN'. Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
5. ^Hunter, Stephen (21 January 2006). 'Out With A Bang'. Washington Post. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
6. ^Coustan, Dave. 'How Shotguns Work'. HowStuffWorks.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
7. ^ ^abWestmoreland, William (11 March 1970). 'Winchester Model 1200 Riot Shotgun Manual'. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
8. ^Criss, Chuck (22 May 2008). 'M-1917 BAYONET'. Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
9. ^Winchester Repeating Firearms. 'IWinchester Firearms timeline'. Winchester Repeating Arms. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
10. ^Winchester Repeating Firearms. 'IWinchester 1200 and Model 130 comparison'. Winchester Repeating Arms. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
11. ^'zbrane.indd'(PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2010.
12. ^Postanovlenie Pravitel'stva Rossijskoj Federacii No. 587 ot 14 avgusta 1992 goda 'Voprosy chastnoj detektivnoj i ohrannoj deyatel'nosti'
13. ^'3. Ustanovit', chto ognestrel'noe oruzhie, priobretennoe v sootvetstvii s zakonodatel'stvom Rossijskoj Federacii negosudarstvennymi (chastnymi) ohrannymi predpriyatiyami do vstupleniya v silu nastoyaschego postanovleniya i ne vklyuchennoe v perechen' vidov vooruzheniya ohrannikov, utverzhdennyj postanovleniem Pravitel'stva Rossijskoj Federacii ot 14 avgusta 1992 g. N 587 (s izmeneniyami, vnesennymi nastoyaschim postanovleniem), mozhet nahodit'sya na vooruzhenii ohrannikov do 1 marta 2006 g.'
    Postanovlenie Pravitel'stva RF No. 179 ot 4 aprelya 2005
14. ^'v 1995 godu... ohranniki moskovskogo ohrannogo byuro 'Aleks' V. Smirnov i A. Utehin, vozvraschayas' iz sluzhebnoj komandirovki, raspili spirtnye napitki s neizvestnymi licami. V rezul'tate, byli utracheny pistolet PM 'e 'Winchester-1300''
    Viktor Miklyaev. Ne ver'te 'Grifonu'! // 'CHastnyj sysk. Ohrana. Bezopasnost' No. 10, 1995, str.10-11
15. ^Canfield, Bruce N. American Rifleman (March 2002) pp.44-47&92-95

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