The first recorded use of the word shotgun was in Kentucky in 1776, however fire arms that functioned as what we now call shotguns predate that by centuries, having been used before the cast bullet was invented.
John Browning invented the pump shotgun in the year 1897.
he invented the shotgun
The black powered gun was first and it shot shotgun slugs but the pistol was the first gun ever invented
Jmes wheedleton
John Browning
1620
around the time of the revolutionary war.
chuck Norris
What year is a Parker Shotgun Serial number 126212
If you have a Browning auto-5 shotgun in 12 gauge it was made in the year 1925.If it is a 16 gauge shotgun,then it was made in the year 1929.
if you are asking about a browning auto-5 shotgun?The year of production of your browning shotgun is 1928.
The Chinese invented gun powder, so, it's not to far of a stretch to think they had some type of "shotgun".