Franchi SPAS-12
«Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun 12»
ShotgunItaly1979Historic
12-gauge combat shotgun with dual action (pump / semi-automatic) produced by Franchi in Brescia.
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ID — FRANCHI-SPAS-12
Designation
Franchi SPAS-12
Luigi Franchi
Caliber
12 gauge (70 mm)
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Franchi SPAS-12
- Alias
- Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun 12
- Manufacturer
- Luigi Franchi
- Country
- Italy
- Year
- 1979
- Category
- Shotgun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 12 gauge (70 mm)
- Muzzle velocity
- 410 m/s
- Effective range
- 50 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 460 mm
- Overall length
- 710 / 930 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.4 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas / Pump-action a doppia modalità
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Tubolare sotto canna
- Standard capacity
- 8 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Developed from 1979 as a combat shotgun for military and police use, with a mechanical selector to switch between pump and semi-automatic action.
Adopted by special forces and police units in over 40 countries, it became an action-cinema icon of the 1980s and 1990s (Terminator, Jurassic Park, Matrix).
US import banned in 1994; production ceased in 2000 after around 37,000 units.
Variants
SPAS-12 calcio fissoSPAS-12 calcio ripiegabile a gancioSPAS-12 Law Enforcement
Main users
Italia · France · Stati Uniti (Law Enforcement) · oltre 40 paesi
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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