This article appeared originally in the February 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine.

Multiple variants of the Model 12 were engineered and produced, including: Winchester also produced a featherweight model from 1957 to 1962. A riot and trench gun were made for the military and police ...

After America’s declaration of war, the Winchester Riot Gun was pressed into service, but it quickly morphed into the U.S.-issue “Trench Gun, Model of 1917,” sporting sling swivels ...