Shotguns definitely in WWII, they used Stevens, Remingtons, and Winchesters, both pumps and autos. There is a whole very expensive collector market for US property marked 12 gauges. They were generally 22" barrels with an adaptor for a bayonet. The adaptor was a screen type shield that slid over the barrel with a tightening screw and bayonet lug. The bayonets are the Eddystone type made by Remington 20" long. US in WWI used the Winchester Mod 97, excellent gun. Germans filed a protest with the Geneva convention over it, were deadly in trench clearing. You can wire the trigger back on a Mod 97, it has an exposed hammer that won't lock back that way, will shoot five rounds fast as you can pump. (I had a 12 ga. Ithaca while on a tank in Vietnam, was great as long as the three 50s and three M60s backed it up)
Reference the holes in the holster, sand, gravel, and dirt are very destructive when propelled by a blast as are wood splinters, bark, bamboo splinters ect. Sand especially, works its way out of your hide for years, looks like road rash.
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