(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Enemies may use the 1887 as it is old (and possibly cheap), but as none have been produced since 1920 they would likely suffer from reliability issues due to degradation. Despite the oxidization on the metal parts, they may instead be modern replicas.

The Model 1887 is the oldest usable weapon, and only lever-action gun to ever be featured in a Call of Duty game.

The Winchester 1887 contains multiple references to the weapon from the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, as they both have a sawed-off stock and barrel, as well as a large lever loop allowing for one handed cocking (also known as "flip-cocking"). While using the 1887 Akimbo, the player spins the lever around their hand to cock the gun. This is also how Arnold reloads the shotgun in the movie.

Also, when players use Akimbo Model 1887s, they are 40% more likely to spawn as a soldier with dark sunglasses, another reference to the Terminator.
The reloading animation has the player loading one shell into the barrel (the upper tube) and the rest into the tube magazine (the lower tube).

On Infinity Ward's website the Model 1887 was voted the most popular shotgun in Modern Warfare 2.
After a shot is made, you cannot melee while cocking the gun.

The SPAS-12 and the Model 1887 are the only two guns in the game with larger ammo capacity in Multiplayer compared to
Single Player.

As of December 23rd 2009, the Akimbo Model 1887s have been patched and are no longer (officially) as powerful. If you add FMJ + Akimbo with Bling, the range will actually be longer than it was before the patch though. Note, this has been patched for PC, and the patch is getting tested for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Flipping a shotgun around like you do in Akimbo is inadvisable, as it could jam the lever, or even break it off. Also the user is at risk of injuring their wrists if they flip cock the lever.

Even though the "pulling the lever" animation shows a shell being ejected, a shell does not appear on the ground near where the "ejected shell" animation goes.

If, in real life, you fired the Model 1887 with one hand, it it would very likely snap your wrists, even if you are a trained professional. In game, it shows no injury.

All info from Call of Duty Wikia, I just thought since a lot of people like teh models this would be a cool bit of information.

Most likely your talking about the Barret because the name is Barret .50 cal. Little did you know, the .50 cal is a type of bullet used in many other guns besides the Barret, like the Desert Eagle.

the models are old

I knew that, but I was assuming you were talking about the Barret.

The Desert Eagle actually comes in 3 calibers I believe, and they just happened to choose to use the .50 Action Express (i wonder why :p )

But still, it has a huge and over-dramatic recoil, even in real life

who said you had to go full auto?