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The Franchi SPAS-12 (Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun-12 before 1990 and Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun-12 thereafter) is a dual-mode combat Shotgun that was produced by the Italian arms developer Luigi Franchi S.p.A. from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is capable of both semi-automatic and pump-action fire; being originally designed for Law Enforcement usage, the semi-automatic mode was to be used with full-power shotshells while the pump-action mode was compatible with less-lethal shot like Tear Gas or beanbag rounds. The earliest versions of the SPAS-12 used a top-folding stock with a unique butthook intended to allow the weapon to be used with one hand, but this was later replaced with a traditional full stock.

The SPAS-12 had a generally negative reception with Law Enforcement units, who found the weapon to be too heavy and unreliable in both semi-auto and pump-action modes. Following the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, the SPAS-12 could not be imported to the United States, and its production would be discontinued by Franchi in 2000 in favor of developing the SPAS-15. Despite this, the SPAS-12 has become well known in pop culture because of its rugged appearance and has been featured in many pieces of media since the 1980s.

The SPAS-12 appears in eight games in the Battlefield series, always appearing as the folding stock variant. It is depicted in semi-automatic mode in Battlefield 2: Modern Combat and Battlefield Hardline, while all other games depict it in pump-action mode. In the Bad Company games it is modeled after the short-barreled version with the stock folded and is modeled after the full length version with the stock unfolded in all other appearances.

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