History of shotgun types

Break Action Shotgun

Jan 1, 1800

Break action shotgun models were popular during 1800s mainly for hunting

First Lever Action Shotgun

Jan 1, 1887

Browning developed his Model 1887 Lever-Action Repeating Shotgun and sold his design to the Winchester Repeating Arms company.

First Pump Action

Jan 1, 1892

In 1892, a fellow by the name of Spencer introduced the pump shotgun to American hunters.

First Semi-auto Shotgun

Jan 1, 1898

The Browning Auto-5 was the first mass-produced semi-automatic shotgun. Designed by John Browning in 1898 and patented in 1900.