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Pancor Jackhammer Mk3A2 | |
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Type | Bullpup revolver automatic shotgun |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Designer | John Anderson |
Designed | 1984 |
Manufacturer | Pancor Corporation |
No. built | 3 (2 were destroyed in testing) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7.9 kg (17 lb) |
Length | 787 mm (31.0 in) |
Barrel length | 525 mm (20.7 in) |
Cartridge | 12 gauge 2+3⁄4 in (70 mm) |
Action | Gas-operated, revolving cylinder |
Rate of fire | 240 rpm |
Feed system | 10-shot detachable cylinder |
Sights | Iron sights |
The Pancor Corporation Jackhammer is a 12-gauge, blow-forward gas-operated bullpup automatic shotgun designed in 1984 and patented in 1987. Only three working prototypes of the Jackhammer were built, but despite notable interest, legal and financial issues meant the Jackhammer never entered production, though it was notably popular as a prop weapon in films, television shows, and video games in the 1990s and 2000s, owing to its futuristic design and unusual operation.[1]