{"id":30002,"date":"2026-07-24T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/trench-guns-collecting-the-brutal-legend\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:30:17","slug":"trench-guns-collecting-the-brutal-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/trench-guns-collecting-the-brutal-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Trench Guns: Collecting the Brutal Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5F5djiwFxjw?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The difference between a good trench gun and a legendary one is often measured in originality, condition, and rarity. From collector-grade Winchester Model 1897 and Model 12 trench guns to scarce Remington and Ithaca examples, these are the firearms that define \u2014 and elevate \u2014 the category.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning World War I, World War II, and Vietnam, this extraordinary lineup includes authentic military trench guns, low-production rarities, unusual variations, and a former Remington Museum prototype that stands among the most elusive combat shotguns ever offered.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Legendary U.S. Military Trench Guns<br \/>00:42 \u2013 Winchester Model 1897 Trench Shotgun<br \/>03:47 \u2013 Winchester Model 12 Trench Shotgun<br \/>06:45 \u2013 Remington Model 10-A Trench Shotgun<br \/>09:20 \u2013 Rare Ithaca Model 37 Trench Shotgun<br \/>13:00 \u2013 Remington 7180 Mk I Prototype Shotgun<br \/>17:35 \u2013 The Rarest Trench Guns for Collectors<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#TrenchShotgun #MilitaryHistory #FirearmsHistory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The difference between a good trench gun and a legendary one is often measured in originality, condition, and rarity. From collector-grade Winchester Model 1897 and Model 12 trench guns to scarce Remington and Ithaca examples, these are the firearms that define \u2014 and elevate \u2014 the category. Spanning World War I, World War II, and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/trench-guns-collecting-the-brutal-legend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Trench Guns: Collecting the Brutal Legend<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":30003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}