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Colt Defender Mark I

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The Colt Defender Mark I was an American multi-barreled shotgun intended for law enforcement or military use, completed in 1967 by designer Robert Hillberg. It functioned as a volley gun with eight single-shot barrels arranged octagonally, each chambered for 20-gauge 3-inch magnum shells, fired sequentially by a revolver-style rotating striker without the mechanical complexity of a true semi-automatic action. Although Colt Industries showed interest and law enforcement agencies praised its compactness and firepower, an economic recession prevented adoption and the project ended by 1971. 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
20-gauge 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1967 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Colt Defender Mark I
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    The shotgun was essentially a volley gun with eight single-shot barrels - each chambered for the 20-gauge 3-inch magnum shell - arranged in a octagonal fashion around the central axis, and could fire eight individual times like a semi-automatic firearm without the complexity of actually being a semi-automatic.
  • Lead section
    The Colt Defender Mark I was an American multi-barreled shotgun intended for law enforcement or military use, completed in 1967.
  • Lead sentence
    The Colt Defender Mark I was an American multi-barreled shotgun intended for law enforcement or military use, completed in 1967.
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Wikidata: Colt Defender Mark I
Wikidata Q5149402, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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