Spas-12

[LBGS_Stewart 0]

ok the SPAS-12 is stated as a Police/Military shotgun, and has all the chariristics of a police/military shogun, when doing some reshurch on this weapon i found alot of data, but when looking for units and police departments that use them i didnt come up with any, is there any Military or police units that you know of that dose in fact use this weapon, when posting a answer could you please state where you got answer from and a posible link to where you found the information. thanks like i said i didnt find anything relateded to military or police that use this weapon. all replays are welcome

[Blaegis 0]

Well, the SAS uses it, among countless other CT/SpecOp outfits. Take a look at Specialoperations.com, you can find info on most of the world's special operations units, both police and military.

[Renagade 0]

I WANT ONE !!

heh heh i used to think the spas 12 was french but its actually italian

[USMC Sniper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Renagade @ April 03 2003,03:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I WANT ONE !!

heh heh i used to think the spas 12 was french but its actually italian  <span id='postcolor'>

Lol yeah, I thought this too, because of the name "Franchi".

[Maraudeur 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (USMC Sniper @ April 03 2003,03:42)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Renagade @ April 03 2003,03:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I WANT ONE !!

heh heh i used to think the spas 12 was french but its actually italian  <span id='postcolor'>

Lol yeah, I thought this too, because of the name "Franchi". <span id='postcolor'>

If it would have been French, it would have been called Freedom SPAS 12, not Franchi

Actually it is not used to " free " anybody, unlike the universally called freedom fighter's gun : the AK 47

Italians Bersaglieri and Carabinieris used it, but Carabinieris replaced it by the mag fed SPAS 15.

Potuguese military police - do not recall the exact name - use it also for escorting dangerous common rights prisonners, anti drug raids and stuff like that.

I believe some naval Greek special units used it, I have seen some in the French 1er RPIMA, and the company of the 2Äme REP ( the one specialised in urban warfare, not sure it's the 2nd, Ran help me ).

It is widely difused, but not largely used ie you may find it quite everywhere, but not in regular use or in great numbers, for example security forces of the Venezuella showned one on a picture, but not more since )