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A collection of submitted articles for your reading enjoyment. Some very interesting pieces here, do yourself a favor and sit back and enjoy the nostalgia.
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Article Archive
Diana ARMI, Jan. 1980
"Franchi SPAS 11"
Written by Giovanni Rosi
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Translation by The SPAS 12 Project
Hired Guns 2/3/1987
Interview with Pat Squire of FIE
Written by Sid Kircheimer
Guns & Ammo, March 1983
The Formidable SPAS 12 Shotgun
Written by Art Blatt
Gun World 1983
Franchi SPAS 12
Written by Roger Combs
Cibles, Nov 1983
Written by Jean Huon
(Article in French)
Guns Magazine, May 1988
Written by Jim Thompson
Banned Guns! 1994
Written by Alan Paige
The Pictorial ID of Infantry Support Weapons
By Masami Tokoi
(Article Currently in Chinese)
Cibles #212, Nov 1987
By Peter Tanner
(Article comparing SPAS 15 to Benelli M3)
Small Arms: 1914 to Present
Written by Chris McNabb
Metro Publishing, 2014
Action Guns
02/1982
Article currently in French, translation in the works!
American Survival Guide
9/1987
LAW 12 article, but stills several good comparisons to the SPAS 12!
Soldier of Fortune
12/1984
One of the best articles on the site if you're a fan of the SPAS 12's Hollywood history!
Special Weapons
Fall 2003
A comparison more centered around the Benelli M3, but good info on the SPAS 12 and SPAS 15 as well
Survival Guide
09/1983
One of the earliest overviews of the SPAS 12!
Survive
03/1984
An early thorough look at the SPAS 12!
Survival Weapons and Tactics
08/1983
Testing the SPAS 12
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