Franchi SPAS-15

The SPAS-15 is a combat shotgun manufactured by Luigi Franchi S.p.A. between 1986 and 2005 as the successor to their well-known SPAS-12 model. Based on the same idea as the SPAS-12, the SPAS-15 is also a dual-mode firearm, capable of switching between semi-automatic and pump-action operations to accommodate different ammunition types. Unlike its predecessor, the SPAS-15 features a layout closer to an assault rifle, and feeds from detachable box magazines rather than an internal tube. It is offered with externally-threaded chokes to facilitate the use of muzzle attachments, and comes with a side-folding stock and grip safety. The SPAS-15's mode-switching toggle was relocated onto the topside of the pump sleeve, rather than the SPAS-12's below.
Being conceived closer to the advent of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, the SPAS-15 is even harder to come by in the United States, with only 180 units ever having made it onto American soil. On the other hand, it also received a much more welcoming opinion from police and military users, with several agencies still using it to this day. Civilian ownership of the SPAS-15 in the United States is difficult to say the least, but such is not the case in Italy, where the shotgun is still very accessible despite being discontinued in 2005.
==Specifications==
(1986 - 2005)
*Type: Shotgun 
*Caliber(s): 12 gauge
*Weight: 8.5 lbs (3.9 kg)
*Length: 39 in (100 cm) with stock extended
*Barrel length(s): 18 in (45 cm)
*Capacity: 3, 6, or 8 round box magazine
*Fire Modes: Pump-Action, Semi-Auto
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
L.A. Takedown 	Scott Plank 	L.A.P.D. Det. Vincent Hanna 	 	1989
L.A. Takedown 	Daniel Baldwin	L.A.P.D. Det. Bobby Schwartz	 	1989
Predator 2 	Steve Kahan 	L.A.P.D. SWAT Sergeant 	 	1990
Terminator 2: Judgement Day 	 	Human Resistance Soldier 	 	1991
Spawn 	 	 	Seen in an armory room	1997
Ronin 	 	A French SWAT officer 	 	1997
Godzilla 	 	A U.S. Army soldier 	 	1998
Piranha (Okhota na piranyu) 	 	Prokhor's man 	 	2006
Dolan's Cadillac 	 	A Gangster 	 	2009
National Security (Segurança Nacional)	 	Brazilian Policeman 	 	2010
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Alien Nation - The Series	Eric Pierpoint	Detective George Francisco	"The Takeover" (S1E05) 	1989
The X-Files - Season 4 	 	FBI tactical agent 	Carried out of militia compound / "Unrequited" (S4E16)	1997
Supernatural 	 	 	seen on wall 	2005
Arrow - Season 3 	 	SCPD ESU officer 	"Public Enemies" 	2014-2015
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
Syphon Filter 3 	 	 	2001
Global Operations 	 	 	2002
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 	"Jaegerspas XV"	 	2004
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain 	 	 	2004
Söldner: Secret Wars 	 	 	2004
Rainbow Six: Lockdown 	 	 	2005
Operation 7 	 	 	2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms 	 	 	2007
Battlefield: Bad Company 	"SPAS15" 	 	2008
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3	 	 	2010
The 3rd Birthday 	 	 	2010
Battlefield Play4Free 	 	With tan handguard and pistol grip 	2011
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action 	 	 	2012
Max Payne 3 	"SPAS-15" 	Semi-automatic only 	2012
Unit 13 	 	 	2012
Warface 	 	 	2013
Rainbow Six: Siege 	"SPAS-15" 	Semi-automatic only, Added in Operation Skull Rain	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	"SPAS-15" 	Has both pump-action and semi-automatic modes 	2016
=See Also=
*Franchi - A list of all firearms manufactured by Franchi.
Category:Gun
Category:Shotgun