<Tr> <Th> Feed system </Th> <Td> One - six shotshell tubular magazine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sights </Th> <Td> Muzzle - mounted bead sight </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 quarter combat . </P> <P> The Winchester Model 1200 was introduced in 1964 as a low - cost replacement for the venerable Model 12 . A small number of these weapons were acquired by the United States Army in 1968 and 1969 . 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 . The Model 1200 was succeeded by the Winchester Model 1300 in 1983 when U.S. Repeating Arms Company became the manufacturer of Winchester firearms . Production of the Model 1300 ceased in 2006, when USRAC went bankrupt . </P>

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