Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Developed for the U.S. Army's Close Assault Weapon System program in the 1980s, the Smith & Wesson® C.A.W.S. was a 12-gauge, semi-automatic, box-fed shotgun.
This experimental X-serial prototype was hand-built in the Smith & Wesson tool room and never entered commercial production. Featuring a short recoil operating system, 10-round detachable box magazine, inline recoil assembly, and military-style controls similar to the M16 platform, the C.A.W.S. was designed as a next-generation combat shotgun for military applications.
If you're interested in rare guns, military firearms development, 12 gauge semi-auto shotguns, or experimental weapon platforms, this is one you won’t want to miss. For the first time ever, we’re revealing firearms and prototypes that have never been seen by the public. Step inside the Smith & Wesson® Vault with Jerry Miculek as he explores the history, innovation, and performance behind these never seen before prototypes.
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Developed for the U.S. Army's Close Assault Weapon System program in the 1980s, the Smith & Wesson® C.A.W.S. was a 12-gauge, semi-automatic, box-fed shotgun.
This experimental X-serial prototype was hand-built in the Smith & Wesson tool room and never entered commercial production. Featuring a short recoil operating system, 10-round detachable box magazine, inline recoil assembly, and military-style controls similar to the M16 platform, the C.A.W.S. was designed as a next-generation combat shotgun for military applications.
If you're interested in rare guns, military firearms development, 12 gauge semi-auto shotguns, or experimental weapon platforms, this is one you won’t want to miss. For the first time ever, we’re revealing firearms and prototypes that have never been seen by the public. Step inside the Smith & Wesson® Vault with Jerry Miculek as he explores the history, innovation, and performance behind these never seen before prototypes.
Learn more: smith-wesson.com
As gun builders and Americans, Smith & Wesson® is dedicated to your freedom and the security and promise of the Second Amendment.
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![The Story of a 9/11 Hero Chris Christensen and his Dog [2022 Archive Story]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aUgdhlLsyT8/mqdefault.jpg "The Story of a 9/11 Hero Chris Christensen and his Dog [2022 Archive Story]
From our video archives in remembrance of the tragic terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Officer Chris Christensen is an active-duty police officer from East Carondelet, IL. When news broke about the terrorist attacks on 9/11 he packed up his squad car, his rescue K9, Servus, and traveled to Manhattan.
While Officer Christensen and Servus were searching for survivors in the rubble of the south tower, Servus fell through an opening that was 10-15 feet below. Resting on a ledge with Servus now not breathing, Officer Christensen saw a heavy beam of the settling building headed straight towards them, and speaking to god directly, he looks back now and says it best, “that angel saved my life and my dogs life that day”.
After being asked to machine engrave a Model 629 revolver in memory of Servus, it is with honor and gratitude that the employees of Smith & Wesson present a beautiful one-of-a-kind, hand-engraved Model 629 to Officer Christensen, free of charge.
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