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IWI Tavor TS12

Israeli semi-automatic shotgun

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ65049522 ↗
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The IWI Tavor TS12 is an Israeli semi-automatic bullpup shotgun, based on the IWI Tavor assault rifle. The Tavor TS12 is designed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The TS12 was the best selling semi-automatic shotgun on GunBroker.com in 2020.

History

In January 2018, the TS12, which was the first bullpup shotgun developed by IWI, was revealed at SHOT Show, and released on the market the same year.

Design

TS12 shells are loaded into three magazine tubes, each holding five shells, for a maximum of 15 + 1 shells. The tubes can be rotated via a button on the pistol grip.

The TS12 has a Picatinny rail, with receptacles on both the left and right.

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