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Daewoo Precision Industries USAS-12

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The USAS-12, standing for Universal Sporting Automatic Shotgun 12 gauge, is an automatic 12 gauge shotgun designed by John Trevor Jr. and manufactured in South Korea by Daewoo Precision Industries since the 1980s. It has also been produced or marketed in the United States through companies including Interord Corp, RAMO Defense Co and Ameetec Arms LLC, in both automatic and semi-automatic civilian configurations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
12-gauge 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Automatic shotgun 1
Introduced Year
1989 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Connections

Operated By

Source Wikipedia: USAS-12

Used In

Mexican Drug War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: USAS-12
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Manufactured By

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Daewoo Precision Industries USAS-12
Sources
1. Wikipedia: USAS-12
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    The USAS-12 (Universal Sporting Automatic Shotgun 12 gauge) is an automatic shotgun
  • History section, first paragraph
    In about 1989, Gilbert Equipment Co. (USA) decided to bring up the selective fired weapon
  • caliber:12-gauge
    The USAS-12, standing for Universal Sporting Automatic Shotgun 12 gauge, is an automatic 12 gauge shotgun designed by John Trevor Jr
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: production_date
    1989-present
  • Operated By: Brazilian Army, Users section
    Brazil: Used by the GRUMEC and army Special Forces battalions
  • Used In: Mexican Drug War, Conflicts list
    Mexican drug war
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Wikidata: Daewoo Precision Industries USAS-12
Wikidata Q1157121, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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