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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Rarest “Trench Guns”
Rarest “T rench Guns” ITHACA MODEL 37

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military shotguns, especially the
military shotguns, especially the REMINGTON MODEL 10
Qbayonet-equipped “trench guns.”
bayonet-equipped “trench guns.”
Can you tell me which were the rarest?
and bayonet adapters being removed. characteristics including an entirely
Not counting prototypes and Surviving, genuine, unaltered speci- different serial number range and

experimental models, the rarest mens are rarely encountered today. a Parkerized nish rather than the

Aproduction U.S. military “trench Ithaca manufactured 1,422 Model 37 blued nish of the World War II guns.
guns” are the World War I Remington trench guns in 1942 until the company Genuine World War II-production Model
Model 10 and the World War II Ithaca was directed by Ordnance to cease pro- 37 trench guns are seldom seen on the
Model 37. duction in favor of making the Model market today.
There were 3,500 Model 10 trench 1911A1 pistols. Beginning in the 1960s, Due to the extreme rarity of these
guns manufactured by Remington Ithaca produced a trench gun variant of two examples, and the typical high
during the rst World War, ful lling a the Model 37, primarily for the civilian market value, one must be very wary
supplemental role to the well-known and law enforcement market. The gun of fake specimens purported to be the
Winchester Model 1897 trench gun. was very similar to the rare World War II “real thing”—caveat emptor.
The Model 10 had a wooden hand- version, but had several distinguishing —BRUCE N. CANFIELD, FIELD EDITOR
guard and separate bayonet adapter
rather than the one-piece ventilated From the thousands of questions and letters on guns, ammunition and their use that American
Ri eman receives every year, it publishes the most interesting here. Receiving answers to technical and

metal handguard/bayonet adapter historical questions is a privilege reserved to NRA members.
assembly as used with the Winchester Questions must be in the form of letters addressed to: Dope Bag, NRA Publications, 11250 Waples Mill Road,

trench gun. After World War I, virtu- Fairfax, VA 22030-9400; must contain the member’s code line from an American Ri eman or American Hunter
mailing label or membership card; must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed, legal-size envelope;
ally all of the Model 10 trench guns and must be limited to one speci c question per letter. Non-members may submit a question with a member- Photos courtesy of author

were converted to “riot gun” con gu- ship application. We cannot answer technical or historical questions by telephone, email or fax, and we cannot
ration, which resulted in the barrels place even an approximate value on guns or other equipment. Please allow eight to 10 weeks for replies.

“Questions & Answers” is compiled by staff and Contributing Editors: Bruce N. Can eld,
being cut down and the handguard Michael Carrick, Garry James, Charles E. Petty, John M. Taylor and John Treakle.
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