Nicholas
When American troops deployed to the Western Front in force in 1918, there was one infantry weapon they brought with them that the Germans learned to despise: The Winchester 1897 shotgun. This 12 gauge, pump action shotgun could take out multiple German solders at once with a single blast and would be used to effectively clear trenches.
With its rugged pump action design, the 1897 performed well in the mud of the trenches and would lay down an impressively high rate of fire as soldiers would continuously, emptying the entire six shot capacity in seconds. The German government hated the weapon so much, that they protested to have it outlawed in combat.
