Winchester Model 1200/1300

Winchester Model 1200 - 12 Gauge with 30" ribbed field barrel.

Winchester Model 1200 Police Model - 12 Gauge. The precursor to the Model 1300 however it is an all metal shotgun with a deep blued finish. It was developed in 1964 and ended production when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company acquired Winchester from Olin in 1980. The 1200 eventually ceased all production in 1981 and ceded the pump shotgun like to the Model 1300.

Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad - 12 Gauge

Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube and pistol grip - 12 Gauge

New Version Winchester Model 1300 Marine - 12 Gauge

New Version Winchester Model 1300 Defender - 12 Gauge

The Winchester Model 1200 was first offered to the public in 1964. It was used by US Marines and US Army soldiers in Vietnam, as a supplement to the Ithaca Model 37s and Remington 870s. It was a successful design and was also adopted in a police riot model for many departments across the United States. Though the shotgun was well received, Winchester wanted to develop a 'cheaper' shotgun that would cut into the market of Remington & Mossberg. The Winchester Model 1200 was one of the models to be phased out, when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company acquired Winchester from Olin in 1980. The 1200 eventually ceased all production by 1981 and ceded the pump shotgun line to the Model 1300.

The Winchester Model 1300 shotgun first appeared in 1978 as an 'economy' version of the 1200 and ultimately took over the pump shotgun line for Winchester in 1981 when the 1200 was discontinued. In addition to the hunting/sporting variations, the Model 1300 has been sold worldwide as the Tactical Police model, Slug Hunter, Marine and Stainless Security version. Now the 1300 has been discontinued by Winchester (eliminated when the 'heads' of the U.S. Repeating Arms Company also ended the classic Model 1894 from their offerings.) Despite the closing of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company the 1300 is still produced under the name "SXP" (Super X Pump).

The Difference between the 1200 & the 1300: They look pretty much identical so one must consider the finish and sometimes, the wooden furniture to determine the time frame of the firearm. The Winchester Model 1200 had a deep factory blued receiver and barrel. Its action was heavier and 'harder to use' than the updated Model 1300. The Model 1300's internals were re-designed and is now considered a 'fast action pump shotgun' (lighter weight materials and design make it very easy to rack) and it is coated with a proprietary non-glare finish and uses both steel and composite materials in its construction. Both the Model 1200 and the Model 1300 were released in a 'hunting version' (longer barrel and limited shell capacity for legal hunting limit) and the "Defender Version" which was the riot, self defense, combat shooting variant, with longer tubes for expanded capacity and shorter (20" and 18") tactical barrels.

Historical Usage: Films make mistakes all the time. However, as a rule of thumb, the Model 1200 was correct for the Vietnam War and was used in small numbers from 1968 to 1969 (along with Remington 870s and Ithaca 37s) by special ops units and United States Army soldiers and marines in the war zone. The Model 1300 is correct for any film occurring after 1981, and by that time, the 1200 was no longer being produced.

For information on how to tell the Winchester Model 1300 apart from Remington and Mossberg shotguns, please visit the 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun page.

Specifications

(1965 - Present)

Type: Shotgun

Caliber: 12-gauge, 16-gauge, 20-gauge

Capacity: 4,5,6 shells in underbarrel tube magazine

Fire Modes: Single shot (pump-action)

The Winchester Model 1200/1300 shotgun has appeared in the following films, television series and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Violent City	Charles Bronson	Jeff Heston	1200	1970
Deadly Circuit (Mortelle randonnée)	Isabelle Adjani	Catherine Leiris	Deer Slug with sawn-off barrel	1983
Once Upon A Time In America		Bank Guards		1984
Dog Day (Canicule)	Jean Carmet	Socrate	Model 1300	1984
Death Wish 3		Gang Members		1985
Hold-Up		Montreal police		1985
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home		U.S. Marines	Combat model, with woodland camouflage bandolier sling	1986
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort)	Alain Delon	Commissaire Grindel	Model 1200 Defender	1988
Road House		One of Brad Wesley's bodyguards		1989
Road House	Red West	Red		1989
Laser Mission	Ernest Borgnine	Professor Braun	extended magazine tube	1989
Laser Mission	Jannie Wienand	henchman	extended magazine tube	1989
Laser Mission		thieves	extended magazine tube	1989
Laser Mission		security guards	extended magazine tube	1989
Night of the Living Dead (1990)		Militia members		1990
Hard Hunted		Sheriff	Model 1200 Police	1992
Hard Hunted	Eric Brahms	smuggler	Model 1300 Defender with pistol grip and camouflaged forestock	1992
Enemy Gold		thug	Model 1300 Defender with pistol grip	1993
Enemy Gold	Suzi Simpson	Becky Midnite	Model 1300 Defender with pistol grip	1993
The Chase		San Diego Police		1994
There Once Was a Cop	Ladislav Potmesil	Maj. Václav Mainser		1995
There Once Was a Cop	Rudolf Hrusínský Jr.	Pathologist Slavíček		1995
There Once Was a Cop		Bank robbers		1995
Village of the Damned		State Trooper		1995
Silent Hunter	Jason Cavalier	Dewey	With extended magazine tube, pistol grip and saddle shell holder	1995
Heaven's Prisoners	Kelly Lynch	Annie Robicheaux	Field version	1996
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball		A robber		1997
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money	Bo Hopkins	Sheriff Watson		1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money	Robert Patrick	Buck		1999
The Corruptor	Mark Wahlberg	NYPD Detective Danny Wallace		1999
Diplomatic Siege	Peter Weller	Steve Mitchell	Model 1300 with extended tube and pistol grip	1999
Diplomatic Siege		Serbian terrorists	Model 1300 with extended tube and pistol grip	1999
Straight Shooter		Counter-terrorism unit		1999
X-Men		Police officers	Standard and high-capacity magazine tubes	2000
Knockaround Guys	Tom Noonan	Sheriff Stan Decker		2002
Narc	Ray Liotta	Oak		2002
Undercover Brother	Dave Chappelle	Conspiracy Brother		2002
A Man Apart	Vin Diesel	DEA Agent Sean Vetter		2003
36th Precinct		Policeman	1300	2004
Sin City		Old Town Prostitutes		2005
The Business	Danny Dyer	Frankie	deleted scene	2005
The Business	Tamer Hassan	Charlie		2005
Divergence	Gallen Law	Yiu Tin Chung	Model 1300 with pistol grip	2005
Abominable	Rex Linn	Billy Hoss		2006
Slither	Elizabeth Banks	Starla Grant		2006
Slither	Nathan Fillion	Captain Bill Pardy		2006
Mercenary for Justice	Michael K. Williams	Samuel Kay	Model 1300 with extended tube and pistol grip	2006
Hot Fuzz	Nick Frost	Danny Butterman		2007
Hot Fuzz	Stuart Wilson	Robin Hatcher		2007
Max Payne	Mark Wahlberg	Max Payne		2008
The Town	Dennis McLaughlin	Rusty		2010
Machete	Cheech Marin	The Priest		2010
The Heineken Kidnapping		St. Martin militia member	extended tube	2011
Rebellion		GIGN operators		2011
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais)		French police		2011
The Baytown Outlaws		Model 1200 Police, in gun rack and in arsenal		2012
Zulu	Forest Whitaker	Ali Sokhela	Model 1300 with sawn off stock	2013

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Date
Nestor Burma - Season 2		Police	Extended tube / "Du Rebecca rue des Rosiers" (S2E3)	1993
The X-Files - Season 3			Extended mag-tube, seen on police station gun rack / "Syzygy" (S3E13)	1996
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei		SEK Officers		1996 -
Medicopter 117		bandit	(S2E07)	1999
The Sopranos		Pussy	From Where to Eternity	1999-2007
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation				2000 -
Firefly	Nathan Fillion	Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds	"Safe" (S1E05), nickel plated	2002
Firefly	Adam Baldwin	Jayne Cobb	"Heart of Gold" (S1E13), nickel plated	2003
Supernatural - Season 2	Blu Mankuma	Doctor Jennings	Extended magazine tube / "Simon Said" (S2E05)	2006
Supernatural - Season 4			With pistol grip / "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester" (S4E02)	2008
Supernatural - Season 5	Michael Shanks	Rob	With pistol grip / "99 Problems" (S5E17)	2010
Supernatural - Season 6	Jared Padalecki	Sam Winchester	With pistol grip / "Clap Your Hands If You Believe" (S6E09)	2010
Haven	Lucas Bryant	Detective Nathan Wuornos		2010 -
Falling Skies			Winchester Model 1200 Defender and Ranger Models	2011
Falling Skies	Colin Cunningham	John Pope	Winchester 1300 Fitted with Pistol Grip	2012
Defiance		Lawmaker's deputy		2013

Video Games

Game Title	Referred to as	Mods	Note	Release Date
Duke Nukem 3D		With front and rear Tacstar pistol grips and heat-shield	Reversed model	1996
Eternal Darkness				2001
Max Payne				2001
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	W1200	Heat shield, ghost ring sight, optional red dot sight or forend pistol grip	Stockless model used by some NPC's	2007
Modern Warfare 2	W1200	Heat shield and ghost ring sight	Not used in regular game	2009
Alan Wake	Pump-action Shotgun	Model 1300 Defender	Incorrect 8-round capacity	2010
Duke Nukem Forever		With front and rear Tacstar pistol grips and heat-shield	Reversed model	2011

Notes

Despite the fact that 'guns of the world' website claims that the Winchester 1300 was introduced in 1981 (http://world.guns.ru/shotgun/sh05-e.htm), Winchester's own manual claims that the shotgun was introduced in 1978.