See Forgotten Weapons for the scoop on this gem. Samuel Colt filed suit and the company went with another design by Maynard that differed from the Colt hammer and trigger mechanism in a number of ways. The company’s first effort was producing the Sharps Rifle design of Christian Sharps, but they rolled out a revolver known as the Wesson & Leavitt that resembled a flintlock or percussion cap pistol with a revolving cylinder. Stevens had previously been a founder of the Massachusetts Arms Company with Horace Smith and Daniel B. 22 caliber rimfire cartridge at the time but after its inception it became the king of all rimfire rounds, and as we saw in the past few years, the backbone of the US Shooting community.īack in 1864 Joshua Stevens founded J. Most important is the caliber: 22 long rifle.Īs you sit there and scoff (because it’s a Stevens), bear in mind that Stevens was the inventor of that pipsqueak round. The buttstock was probably their highest grade walnut at the time and the barrel transitions from round to octagonal in a classic Old West design. Target sights are present with a flip-up front and a Sharps tang mounted sight. It lacks a forend, but has a nickel plated action. this particular rifle has a number of interesting features and was probably considered their fully loaded model at the time. ![]() This week we take a look at the Stevens Tip-Up rifle from 1894. This post was made possible by JTF Awesome member, 88 Tactical.
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