No you are correct NOT sarcastic. For the Progs if it were a black , olive, or camo color it would definiitely be an assault shotgun. Reminds me of the great spring action pellet firing 1911 made by Marx Toys in the 50s. So realistic it was used in stuckups. Marx had to recolor it from black to gree to white for an MP look, finally to pink for the girls.
Kinda like the one in Post #30 ??